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C421A EMS pilot took off and penetrated pns's airspace without clearance because his headset was intermittent and he got faulty help from another pilot, not a crew member, in the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367463 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pns |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| 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 : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 127 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 367463 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Experience | flight time total : 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In sum: reporter was flying his first lifeguard flight. He rushed himself. There was another pilot in the cockpit who he relied on not knowing this other person only had about 100 hours total. He was having a problem with headset which had an intermittent fault. He thought he heard takeoff clearance. He asked other pilot who confirmed takeoff clearance. He took off without clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C421A EMS PLT TOOK OFF AND PENETRATED PNS'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC BECAUSE HIS HEADSET WAS INTERMITTENT AND HE GOT FAULTY HELP FROM ANOTHER PLT, NOT A CREW MEMBER, IN THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR WAS FLYING HIS FIRST LIFEGUARD FLT. HE RUSHED HIMSELF. THERE WAS ANOTHER PLT IN THE COCKPIT WHO HE RELIED ON NOT KNOWING THIS OTHER PERSON ONLY HAD ABOUT 100 HRS TOTAL. HE WAS HAVING A PROB WITH HEADSET WHICH HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAULT. HE THOUGHT HE HEARD TKOF CLRNC. HE ASKED OTHER PLT WHO CONFIRMED TKOF CLRNC. HE TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC.
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.