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GA pilot's attitude interferes with professionalism and creates clearance deviations in headings, altitudes and equipment procedures in 2 successive flts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 162 flight time total : 995 flight time type : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 132376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departure instructions were to fly heading 020 degrees. After departure, I did fly heading 020 degrees. Tower (bjc) advised traffic, an small aircraft, crossing my 12 O'clock. Since I was the overcoming aircraft, I changed my heading to 060 degrees in order to overtake to the right of the small aircraft. I was then handed off to den departure, and my deviation from my clearance was noted. Later, about 20 mins, I switched to my tip tanks, which had air in the long lines. One at a time, each engine lost power for about 1/2 min while the air was being purged. This approximately 1 mi power reduction resulted in a 500' descent from my assigned altitude of 9000'. The deviation was noted by the ATC controller (den). The tip tank's lines should have been purged on the ground using the quick drain valves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT'S ATTITUDE INTERFERES WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND CREATES CLRNC DEVIATIONS IN HEADINGS, ALTS AND EQUIPMENT PROCS IN 2 SUCCESSIVE FLTS.
Narrative: DEP INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO FLY HDG 020 DEGS. AFTER DEP, I DID FLY HDG 020 DEGS. TWR (BJC) ADVISED TFC, AN SMA, XING MY 12 O'CLOCK. SINCE I WAS THE OVERCOMING ACFT, I CHANGED MY HDG TO 060 DEGS IN ORDER TO OVERTAKE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SMA. I WAS THEN HANDED OFF TO DEN DEP, AND MY DEVIATION FROM MY CLRNC WAS NOTED. LATER, ABOUT 20 MINS, I SWITCHED TO MY TIP TANKS, WHICH HAD AIR IN THE LONG LINES. ONE AT A TIME, EACH ENG LOST PWR FOR ABOUT 1/2 MIN WHILE THE AIR WAS BEING PURGED. THIS APPROX 1 MI PWR REDUCTION RESULTED IN A 500' DSCNT FROM MY ASSIGNED ALT OF 9000'. THE DEVIATION WAS NOTED BY THE ATC CTLR (DEN). THE TIP TANK'S LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PURGED ON THE GND USING THE QUICK DRAIN VALVES.
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.