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Air taxi pilot chooses not to report a crack on the intake for fear it would cancel his flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 2100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I accepted a transport to pick up a patient. Then to a third airport for drop off. It would exceed my 14 hours maximum duty so following company policy I would leave the transport team at the drop off airport and fly home alone part 91. My day had started at home at xa:45 to report to work by xd:00. As the team arrived back with the patient; I did a quick walk around. I discovered a small crack between two rivets in the intake. I thought about it for a second. Thinking I would be stranded for five or so hours while this gets sorted out. I was very tired and wanted to get home to be with my sick wife. I decided to 'what seemed at the time to be a good idea'; just ignore it and finish the flight. The company almost immediately figured it out and confronted me. I knew better then to lie so I admitted it. I was sent home to wait for their decision. I will be reprimanded and not terminated. After a couple days off to think about it. It doesn't sound as good now. One phone call to the chief pilot and I would have been an eagle instead of a dog. My judgment was definitely flawed by my desire to get home to my wife.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air taxi pilot chooses not to report a crack on the intake for fear it would cancel his flight.
Narrative: I accepted a transport to pick up a patient. Then to a third airport for drop off. It would exceed my 14 hours maximum duty so following Company policy I would leave the transport team at the drop off airport and fly home alone Part 91. My day had started at home at XA:45 to report to work by XD:00. As the team arrived back with the patient; I did a quick walk around. I discovered a small crack between two rivets in the intake. I thought about it for a second. Thinking I would be stranded for five or so hours while this gets sorted out. I was very tired and wanted to get home to be with my sick wife. I decided to 'what seemed at the time to be a good idea'; just ignore it and finish the flight. The Company almost immediately figured it out and confronted me. I knew better then to lie so I admitted it. I was sent home to wait for their decision. I will be reprimanded and not terminated. After a couple days off to think about it. It doesn't sound as good now. One phone call to the chief pilot and I would have been an eagle instead of a dog. My judgment was definitely flawed by my desire to get home to my wife.
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.