<< >> NASA ASRS Report 524758, September 2001

The crew of a C208 prior to departure were NOTAM restricted to 'no destination changes.' en route, the crew requested a destination change and received it.

Attributes
ACN	524758
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fmg.vortac
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	524758
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

The national airspace system was in emergency air traffic rules. My boss was PIC. I was operating the radios. We had filed from boi to smf. Enroute, my boss wanted to change to destination sjc. The NOTAM issued advised no destination changes were to be accepted. But the PIC asked me to attempt the change anyway since the NOTAMS were 'changing quickly.' I asked the oak center controller if we could change destinations during the crisis and he responded 'as for as I know... Where do you want to go?' I advised him sjc, and we got a clearance to sjc. When we got on the ground, the NOTAM had in fact changed. When a NOTAM as critical as this one changes it would be nice if ATC advised on their frequency, as this is a fairly major change.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW OF A C208 PRIOR TO DEP WERE NOTAM RESTRICTED TO 'NO DEST CHANGES.' EN ROUTE, THE CREW REQUESTED A DEST CHANGE AND RECEIVED IT.

Narrative: THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM WAS IN EMER AIR TFC RULES. MY BOSS WAS PIC. I WAS OPERATING THE RADIOS. WE HAD FILED FROM BOI TO SMF. ENROUTE, MY BOSS WANTED TO CHANGE TO DESTINATION SJC. THE NOTAM ISSUED ADVISED NO DESTINATION CHANGES WERE TO BE ACCEPTED. BUT THE PIC ASKED ME TO ATTEMPT THE CHANGE ANYWAY SINCE THE NOTAMS WERE 'CHANGING QUICKLY.' I ASKED THE OAK CTR CTLR IF WE COULD CHANGE DESTINATIONS DURING THE CRISIS AND HE RESPONDED 'AS FOR AS I KNOW... WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?' I ADVISED HIM SJC, AND WE GOT A CLRNC TO SJC. WHEN WE GOT ON THE GND, THE NOTAM HAD IN FACT CHANGED. WHEN A NOTAM AS CRITICAL AS THIS ONE CHANGES IT WOULD BE NICE IF ATC ADVISED ON THEIR FREQUENCY, AS THIS IS A FAIRLY MAJOR CHANGE.

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.