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BE99 pilot laments the fact that the MEL allows operators to defer the right windshield anti-ice system for up to ten days for single pilot operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Descent Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I cannot believe the FAA will allow operators of BE99 aircraft to fly without windshield anti ice on the right (copilots) side. Even though we operate single pilot; an iced up windshield makes a right hand traffic pattern nearly impossible; taxiing is nearly impossible to read runway/taxiway signs. A clearance stating 'follow the aircraft off your right to join taxiway 'x' is all but impossible. No one would ever operate an automobile like this; in fact; in most states it is illegal. How can we operate aircraft like this? This kind of thing is why the air charter/air taxi industry is listed every year in the '10 most dangerous occupations'. This rule needs to be rescinded before there is a fatal accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE99 pilot laments the fact that the MEL allows operators to defer the right windshield anti-ice system for up to ten days for single pilot operations.
Narrative: I cannot believe the FAA will allow operators of BE99 aircraft to fly without windshield anti ice on the right (Copilots) side. Even though we operate single pilot; an iced up windshield makes a right hand traffic pattern nearly impossible; taxiing is nearly impossible to read runway/taxiway signs. A clearance stating 'follow the aircraft off your right to join taxiway 'x' is all but impossible. No one would ever operate an automobile like this; in fact; in most states it is illegal. How can we operate aircraft like this? This kind of thing is why the air charter/air taxi industry is listed every year in the '10 most dangerous occupations'. This rule needs to be rescinded before there is a fatal accident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.