 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B407 government pipeline pilot conducts treetop survey but forgets to obtain a discrete beacon code via local FSS prior to flight as required in fdc NOTAM 2-5167.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 584962 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zzz.fss |
Narrative:
I fly a helicopter for a large government utility company. I was ordered to pick up an observer as soon as possible because a pwrline had shut down. Because I was in a hurry, I forgot to telephone FSS and get a discrete squawk (reference NOTAM ifdc 2/5167 paragraph east). I flew for approximately 1 hour. Upon my return, I remembered I had not requested the squawk. The problem was caused by me rushing. Only 50% of FSS I contact know of this NOTAM. Some will not give me a code. Perhaps some kind of standardization would help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B407 GOV PIPELINE PLT CONDUCTS TREETOP SURVEY BUT FORGETS TO OBTAIN A DISCRETE BEACON CODE VIA LCL FSS PRIOR TO FLT AS REQUIRED IN FDC NOTAM 2-5167.
Narrative: I FLY A HELI FOR A LARGE GOV UTILITY COMPANY. I WAS ORDERED TO PICK UP AN OBSERVER ASAP BECAUSE A PWRLINE HAD SHUT DOWN. BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY, I FORGOT TO TELEPHONE FSS AND GET A DISCRETE SQUAWK (REF NOTAM IFDC 2/5167 PARAGRAPH E). I FLEW FOR APPROX 1 HR. UPON MY RETURN, I REMEMBERED I HAD NOT REQUESTED THE SQUAWK. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY ME RUSHING. ONLY 50% OF FSS I CONTACT KNOW OF THIS NOTAM. SOME WILL NOT GIVE ME A CODE. PERHAPS SOME KIND OF STANDARDIZATION WOULD HELP.
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.