Flight crew of medium large transport air carrier made unscheduled landing to deplane sick passenger, wife and 4 traveling companions. Flight crew failed to reclear with dispatch per company regulations and procedure.

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Attributes
ACN	123382
Time
Date	198909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	123382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from atl to mob, approximately 25 mi from mgm at FL290, the senior F/a came to the cockpit and said one of the passenger had stopped breathing and we had to land as soon as possible. I decided to make an emergency descent into mgm, which we did. The paramedics took the passenger off the plane. His wife and 4 traveling companions deplaned. We then requested a clearance from ATC from mgm to mob which they got for us and we took off for mob. The problem was that I did not call the company dispatcher while at mgm and get the flight recleared mgm-mob with the proper alternate, fuel and other data pertinent to the proper dispatch release of the flight per the company and FAA rules and procedures. I believe the problem was caused by my haste to get the remaining passenger to mob and failing to communicate with the company in the manner that, I as captain, was supposed to. The solution to the problem is not to get so involved with getting to your destination that you don't do all the proper requirements that you, as captain, are supposed to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG AIR CARRIER MADE UNSCHEDULED LNDG TO DEPLANE SICK PASSENGER, WIFE AND 4 TRAVELING COMPANIONS. FLT CREW FAILED TO RECLEAR WITH DISPATCH PER COMPANY REGS AND PROC.

Narrative: FLT FROM ATL TO MOB, APPROX 25 MI FROM MGM AT FL290, THE SENIOR F/A CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID ONE OF THE PAX HAD STOPPED BREATHING AND WE HAD TO LAND ASAP. I DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMER DSCNT INTO MGM, WHICH WE DID. THE PARAMEDICS TOOK THE PAX OFF THE PLANE. HIS WIFE AND 4 TRAVELING COMPANIONS DEPLANED. WE THEN REQUESTED A CLRNC FROM ATC FROM MGM TO MOB WHICH THEY GOT FOR US AND WE TOOK OFF FOR MOB. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I DID NOT CALL THE COMPANY DISPATCHER WHILE AT MGM AND GET THE FLT RECLEARED MGM-MOB WITH THE PROPER ALTERNATE, FUEL AND OTHER DATA PERTINENT TO THE PROPER DISPATCH RELEASE OF THE FLT PER THE COMPANY AND FAA RULES AND PROCS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY MY HASTE TO GET THE REMAINING PAX TO MOB AND FAILING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPANY IN THE MANNER THAT, I AS CAPT, WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS NOT TO GET SO INVOLVED WITH GETTING TO YOUR DEST THAT YOU DON'T DO ALL THE PROPER REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU, AS CAPT, ARE SUPPOSED TO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.