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An A320 first officer reported that he and his captain lost situational awareness, due to vectors for WX, and ended up 100 mi over the ocean in an aircraft not equipped for overwater operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : blond 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 479730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Operating flight from mem-tpa. Original routing had us flying over land to tampa. Due to WX buildups/undercast below, and many deviations for WX, we found ourselves on the blond 2 arrival to tampa. Unfortunately, all the deviation caused us to be out over the water in a non overwater equipped aircraft. I estimate we were approximately 100 mi offshore. Having deviated towards the south of our route and being above an undercast, I really didn't feel as if we had crossed out over the water. Situational awareness was lost, which allowed this occurrence to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FO RPTED THAT HE AND HIS CAPT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, DUE TO VECTORS FOR WX, AND ENDED UP 100 MI OVER THE OCEAN IN AN ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR OVERWATER OPS.
Narrative: OPERATING FLT FROM MEM-TPA. ORIGINAL ROUTING HAD US FLYING OVER LAND TO TAMPA. DUE TO WX BUILDUPS/UNDERCAST BELOW, AND MANY DEVS FOR WX, WE FOUND OURSELVES ON THE BLOND 2 ARR TO TAMPA. UNFORTUNATELY, ALL THE DEV CAUSED US TO BE OUT OVER THE WATER IN A NON OVERWATER EQUIPPED ACFT. I ESTIMATE WE WERE APPROX 100 MI OFFSHORE. HAVING DEVIATED TOWARDS THE S OF OUR RTE AND BEING ABOVE AN UNDERCAST, I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL AS IF WE HAD CROSSED OUT OVER THE WATER. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS LOST, WHICH ALLOWED THIS OCCURRENCE TO HAPPEN.
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.