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Pilot of an atx single engine turboprop cargo flight took off when freezing precipitation was reported, even though none was actually observed during takeoff, contrary to company operations procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbb |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 358340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed from lbb. No precipitation was seen or felt on ramp or aircraft. Aircraft had been deiced. After departure, I learned that the company operations manual does not allow takeoff or landing in freezing precipitation, other than that there was no danger, as there really wasn't any precipitation. Corrective action: I will assure compliance with company policy and FAA regulation regarding such matters and will go by the WX being reported and not my own observations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN ATX SINGLE ENG TURBOPROP CARGO FLT TOOK OFF WHEN FREEZING PRECIP WAS RPTED, EVEN THOUGH NONE WAS ACTUALLY OBSERVED DURING TKOF, CONTRARY TO COMPANY OPS PROCS.
Narrative: DEPARTED FROM LBB. NO PRECIP WAS SEEN OR FELT ON RAMP OR ACFT. ACFT HAD BEEN DEICED. AFTER DEP, I LEARNED THAT THE COMPANY OPS MANUAL DOES NOT ALLOW TKOF OR LNDG IN FREEZING PRECIP, OTHER THAN THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER, AS THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY PRECIP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: I WILL ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY AND FAA REG REGARDING SUCH MATTERS AND WILL GO BY THE WX BEING RPTED AND NOT MY OWN OBSERVATIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.