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Instructor pilot of a robinson R22 helicopter training flight exceeded the 100 hour inspection due to forgetting to check the maintenance book. Since that incident, a new system was devised to use in knowing inspection due times.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fxe |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 411270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Event included overrunning an aircraft passed its scheduled 100 hour inspection. This was mainly due to flying several hours that day and in the confusion had forgotten to check the maintenance books. A new system for becoming aware of upcoming maintenance inspections has been implemented so as to never allow such an event to occur in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A ROBINSON R22 HELI TRAINING FLT EXCEEDED THE 100 HR INSPECTION DUE TO FORGETTING TO CHK THE MAINT BOOK. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, A NEW SYS WAS DEVISED TO USE IN KNOWING INSPECTION DUE TIMES.
Narrative: EVENT INCLUDED OVERRUNNING AN ACFT PASSED ITS SCHEDULED 100 HR INSPECTION. THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO FLYING SEVERAL HRS THAT DAY AND IN THE CONFUSION HAD FORGOTTEN TO CHK THE MAINT BOOKS. A NEW SYS FOR BECOMING AWARE OF UPCOMING MAINT INSPECTIONS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED SO AS TO NEVER ALLOW SUCH AN EVENT TO OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.
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.