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A trinidad private pilot flies his aircraft from meigs field, il, to his home base at pln, arriving after sunset, in violation of far 61 pt 57B which requires 3 takeoffs and lndgs at night in last 90 days.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pln.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nip.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Socata (Aerospatiale), Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 456910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport ATC Facility Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Due to delay in ground related activities and delayed IFR release, arrival at destination (pln from cgx) was greater than 1 hour after sunset. This resulted in a violation of 61.57(B). The WX for the flight on IFR flight plan was good VFR but the WX forecast and actual WX for the next evening was IFR with airmets for icing associated with a winter low pressure system and cold front arrival. The evening departure resulted in the safest flight for at least 3-5 days into the future. This problem was related to marked changes in sunset time over the fall months from 9-10 O'clock pm, a few months (weeks) later to about 5:30 pm in early december.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRINIDAD PVT PLT FLIES HIS ACFT FROM MEIGS FIELD, IL, TO HIS HOME BASE AT PLN, ARRIVING AFTER SUNSET, IN VIOLATION OF FAR 61 PT 57B WHICH REQUIRES 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS AT NIGHT IN LAST 90 DAYS.
Narrative: DUE TO DELAY IN GND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND DELAYED IFR RELEASE, ARR AT DEST (PLN FROM CGX) WAS GREATER THAN 1 HR AFTER SUNSET. THIS RESULTED IN A VIOLATION OF 61.57(B). THE WX FOR THE FLT ON IFR FLT PLAN WAS GOOD VFR BUT THE WX FORECAST AND ACTUAL WX FOR THE NEXT EVENING WAS IFR WITH AIRMETS FOR ICING ASSOCIATED WITH A WINTER LOW PRESSURE SYS AND COLD FRONT ARR. THE EVENING DEP RESULTED IN THE SAFEST FLT FOR AT LEAST 3-5 DAYS INTO THE FUTURE. THIS PROB WAS RELATED TO MARKED CHANGES IN SUNSET TIME OVER THE FALL MONTHS FROM 9-10 O'CLOCK PM, A FEW MONTHS (WKS) LATER TO ABOUT 5:30 PM IN EARLY DECEMBER.
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.