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Helicopter pilot plans an extra flight but fails to complete in time thus flying past his scheduled duty time at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 521630 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I fly an ambulance helicopter with 12 hour duty shifts. We are allowed maximum of 14 hour duty day. Yesterday, I took a mission at the end of my shift in ZZZ1, approximately 60 NM from our base. When we got there, they wanted us to shuttle 2 passenger back to back, to a ZZZ hospital. After consulting with my crew and doing quick mental calculations, I thought I could complete flts and be back home before hitting my 14 hours. As it turned out, I was 22 mins late in getting back. (Things took a little longer than I expected.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI PLT PLANS AN EXTRA FLT BUT FAILS TO COMPLETE IN TIME THUS FLYING PAST HIS SCHEDULED DUTY TIME AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: I FLY AN AMBULANCE HELI WITH 12 HR DUTY SHIFTS. WE ARE ALLOWED MAX OF 14 HR DUTY DAY. YESTERDAY, I TOOK A MISSION AT THE END OF MY SHIFT IN ZZZ1, APPROX 60 NM FROM OUR BASE. WHEN WE GOT THERE, THEY WANTED US TO SHUTTLE 2 PAX BACK TO BACK, TO A ZZZ HOSPITAL. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MY CREW AND DOING QUICK MENTAL CALCULATIONS, I THOUGHT I COULD COMPLETE FLTS AND BE BACK HOME BEFORE HITTING MY 14 HRS. AS IT TURNED OUT, I WAS 22 MINS LATE IN GETTING BACK. (THINGS TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN I EXPECTED.)
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.