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Loss of manifold pressure resulted in a mooney pilot declaring an emergency for landing. Postflight discussion revealed that the pilot was operating as a commercial pilot with a third class medical.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 783131 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Loss of manifold pressure due to a malfunction in the turbocharger or possibly a fuel pump in a brand new mooney ended in an emergency landing at ZZZ. Everything in this emergency was done in accordance to far's but after landing and talking to a pilot friend over the phone about legalities; I came to realize that I was flying on an expired medical. I was under the impression that part 91 only required a third class medical but I now realize that regardless of the operation; a second class is needed to act as a commercial pilot. This situation will be fixed as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE RESULTED IN A MOONEY PLT DECLARING AN EMER FOR LNDG. POSTFLIGHT DISCUSSION REVEALED THAT THE PLT WAS OPERATING AS A COMMERCIAL PLT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL.
Narrative: LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE TURBOCHARGER OR POSSIBLY A FUEL PUMP IN A BRAND NEW MOONEY ENDED IN AN EMER LNDG AT ZZZ. EVERYTHING IN THIS EMER WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE TO FAR'S BUT AFTER LNDG AND TALKING TO A PLT FRIEND OVER THE PHONE ABOUT LEGALITIES; I CAME TO REALIZE THAT I WAS FLYING ON AN EXPIRED MEDICAL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT PART 91 ONLY REQUIRED A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL BUT I NOW REALIZE THAT REGARDLESS OF THE OP; A SECOND CLASS IS NEEDED TO ACT AS A COMMERCIAL PLT. THIS SITUATION WILL BE FIXED ASAP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.