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Helicopter pilot completing night takeoffs and lndgs for reasons of proficiency, admits that it may not have been official night time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 126482 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flew night proficiency flight as required by federal aviation regulations after sundown on sep/xx/89. Completed 5 touch-and-go lndgs at ZZZ and 1 full stop at hospital. Time approximately XY00. Although it was getting very dark, might not have been official night time as defined in FARS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELICOPTER PLT COMPLETING NIGHT TKOFS AND LNDGS FOR REASONS OF PROFICIENCY, ADMITS THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OFFICIAL NIGHT TIME.
Narrative: FLEW NIGHT PROFICIENCY FLT AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AVIATION REGS AFTER SUNDOWN ON SEP/XX/89. COMPLETED 5 TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS AT ZZZ AND 1 FULL STOP AT HOSPITAL. TIME APPROX XY00. ALTHOUGH IT WAS GETTING VERY DARK, MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN OFFICIAL NIGHT TIME AS DEFINED IN FARS.
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.