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A C210 atx pilot flies over 8 hours in a 24 hour period when he accepts a partial segment meant for another pilot from mlb to pdk, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 474810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The duty day started when I was called to cover a run for a pilot that was weathered in melbourne, fl. I flew to melbourne, worked his shift to pdk, and was told to remain on duty but go to a hotel and sleep. I calculated my duty day and thought that I would be legal to fly. Unfortunately, I miscalculated and was off by 1 hour 10 mins. I feel that a part 135 operation should have a licensed dispatcher to aid pilots and determine what they ask them to do is in accordance with FAA regulations. Often you have little time to fly turn runs because of schedules that are too tight for operational safety. If a dispatcher aided pilots not only with duty but WX as well, a safer schedule would be accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 ATX PLT FLIES OVER 8 HRS IN A 24 HR PERIOD WHEN HE ACCEPTS A PARTIAL SEGMENT MEANT FOR ANOTHER PLT FROM MLB TO PDK, GA.
Narrative: THE DUTY DAY STARTED WHEN I WAS CALLED TO COVER A RUN FOR A PLT THAT WAS WEATHERED IN MELBOURNE, FL. I FLEW TO MELBOURNE, WORKED HIS SHIFT TO PDK, AND WAS TOLD TO REMAIN ON DUTY BUT GO TO A HOTEL AND SLEEP. I CALCULATED MY DUTY DAY AND THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE LEGAL TO FLY. UNFORTUNATELY, I MISCALCULATED AND WAS OFF BY 1 HR 10 MINS. I FEEL THAT A PART 135 OP SHOULD HAVE A LICENSED DISPATCHER TO AID PLTS AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY ASK THEM TO DO IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA REGS. OFTEN YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME TO FLY TURN RUNS BECAUSE OF SCHEDULES THAT ARE TOO TIGHT FOR OPERATIONAL SAFETY. IF A DISPATCHER AIDED PLTS NOT ONLY WITH DUTY BUT WX AS WELL, A SAFER SCHEDULE WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.
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.