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Pilot of an atx C208, caravan, flight planned and was cleared by ATC, to fly 3000 ft below the MEA (minimum en route altitude). The pilot did not observe the correct MEA altitude on his worn IFR en route chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404206 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gve |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v476 enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller radar : 3 flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 404206 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far 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:
On may/fri/98, at approximately XX45 am, I filed, flew and was cleared on V476 at 6000 ft. I noticed later during the flight that the MEA for V476 is 9000 ft. My commercial chart was worn at the point where the MEA was posted. I feel that a recommendation to commercial chart maker should be made that en route charts be updated more frequently to avoid occurrences such as this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN ATX C208, CARAVAN, FLT PLANNED AND WAS CLRED BY ATC, TO FLY 3000 FT BELOW THE MEA (MINIMUM ENRTE ALT). THE PLT DID NOT OBSERVE THE CORRECT MEA ALT ON HIS WORN IFR ENRTE CHART.
Narrative: ON MAY/FRI/98, AT APPROX XX45 AM, I FILED, FLEW AND WAS CLRED ON V476 AT 6000 FT. I NOTICED LATER DURING THE FLT THAT THE MEA FOR V476 IS 9000 FT. MY COMMERCIAL CHART WAS WORN AT THE POINT WHERE THE MEA WAS POSTED. I FEEL THAT A RECOMMENDATION TO COMMERCIAL CHART MAKER SHOULD BE MADE THAT ENRTE CHARTS BE UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY TO AVOID OCCURRENCES SUCH AS THIS.
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.