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Air taxi flight crew exceeds their legal flight time in a 24 hour period. After a rest period on the east coast they made an unscheduled 'drop off' at pdk prior to returning to san which increased their flight time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 366900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were scheduled to fly from san to bct, wait until the following afternoon and return to san. This would not have presented a duty time problem. When we got to bct the passenger told us they wanted to leave as soon as possible. I told them we need to have at least 10 hours off. We did. When the passenger showed up, they wanted to drop 2 passenger in pdk and then return to san. While I had 10 hours off, I didn't realize that dropping the passenger off in pdk would have us fly more than 10 hours, in a 24 hour period. The first time I realized the mistake was while finishing the paperwork at home.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI FLC EXCEEDS THEIR LEGAL FLT TIME IN A 24 HR PERIOD. AFTER A REST PERIOD ON THE EAST COAST THEY MADE AN UNSCHEDULED 'DROP OFF' AT PDK PRIOR TO RETURNING TO SAN WHICH INCREASED THEIR FLT TIME.
Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM SAN TO BCT, WAIT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON AND RETURN TO SAN. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE PRESENTED A DUTY TIME PROB. WHEN WE GOT TO BCT THE PAX TOLD US THEY WANTED TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I TOLD THEM WE NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST 10 HRS OFF. WE DID. WHEN THE PAX SHOWED UP, THEY WANTED TO DROP 2 PAX IN PDK AND THEN RETURN TO SAN. WHILE I HAD 10 HRS OFF, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT DROPPING THE PAX OFF IN PDK WOULD HAVE US FLY MORE THAN 10 HRS, IN A 24 HR PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THE MISTAKE WAS WHILE FINISHING THE PAPERWORK AT HOME.
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.