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Air carrier captain reported calling in fatigued and being told months later they are expected to fly fatigued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1760833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202009 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was informed yesterday; by chief pilot; that I am expected to fly when I am fatigued; if I expect to be paid. I experienced a fatigue event back on date; during which I didn't feel adequately rested to fly. I was unable to get an appropriate amount of sleep at home due to various issues and was not comfortable trying to fly 4 legs; in and out of 3 different airports; during an xx 1/2 hour duty day; on a little over 2 hours of sleep. Evidently; my xy+ hours in the captain's seat is not enough time for me to determine whether or not I'm sufficiently rested enough to fly.I'm not a 'morning person;' and I don't typically fly trips that sign-in before xf:00 am. But; because my original sequence was canceled due to covid-19; I was assigned a trip that signed in at xc:00 am. I went to bed early the night before; but awoke after a couple of hours of sleep and was unable to go back to sleep. While getting ready for the trip; I recognized that I was not adequately rested and I called in fatigued at approximately xa:30 am. I believe that if the company is going to assign trips; there should be some consideration given to circadian rhythm and preferences of the pilot being assigned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported calling in fatigued and being told months later they are expected to fly fatigued.
Narrative: I was informed yesterday; by Chief Pilot; that I am expected to fly when I am fatigued; if I expect to be paid. I experienced a fatigue event back on date; during which I didn't feel adequately rested to fly. I was unable to get an appropriate amount of sleep at home due to various issues and was not comfortable trying to fly 4 legs; in and out of 3 different airports; during an XX 1/2 hour duty day; on a little over 2 hours of sleep. Evidently; my XY+ hours in the Captain's seat is not enough time for me to determine whether or not I'm sufficiently rested enough to fly.I'm not a 'morning person;' and I don't typically fly trips that sign-in before XF:00 AM. But; because my original sequence was canceled due to COVID-19; I was assigned a trip that signed in at XC:00 AM. I went to bed early the night before; but awoke after a couple of hours of sleep and was unable to go back to sleep. While getting ready for the trip; I recognized that I was not adequately rested and I called in fatigued at approximately XA:30 AM. I believe that if the company is going to assign trips; there should be some consideration given to circadian rhythm and preferences of the Pilot being assigned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.