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A citation departs trm airport VFR to pick up an IFR clearance and may have entered a tfr without appropriate transponder code.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : trm.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 694953 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We flew into trm IFR to pick up passenger; and without thinking; we took off on a birght sunny morning VFR to pick up our IFR in the air. We were right on the edge of the tfr. I got my complete briefing the night before; and with the early morning departure; I just forgot to pick up my squawk code on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CITATION DEPARTS TRM ARPT VFR TO PICK UP AN IFR CLRNC AND MAY HAVE ENTERED A TFR WITHOUT APPROPRIATE TRANSPONDER CODE.
Narrative: WE FLEW INTO TRM IFR TO PICK UP PAX; AND WITHOUT THINKING; WE TOOK OFF ON A BIRGHT SUNNY MORNING VFR TO PICK UP OUR IFR IN THE AIR. WE WERE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE TFR. I GOT MY COMPLETE BRIEFING THE NIGHT BEFORE; AND WITH THE EARLY MORNING DEP; I JUST FORGOT TO PICK UP MY SQUAWK CODE ON THE GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.