<< >> NASA ASRS Report 184922, July 1991

Captain of a commuter mdt accepted a dispatch release to a destination airport that could not accommodate because of runway closure.

Attributes
ACN	184922
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	184922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight released to airport with 2 out of 4 runways closed. Available approachs were NDB and visual. Aircraft had ADF MEL. Forecast included chance of WX below visual mins for that airport or NDB approachs. Crew contacted dispatcher near destination airport reporting unable to make any type of approach. Flight was diverted without further incident to a nearby facility (orf). Flight crew did not check NOTAMS or destination WX. Dispatcher was working twice the normal # of flts in marginal WX conditions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A COMMUTER MDT ACCEPTED A DISPATCH RELEASE TO A DEST ARPT THAT COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE BECAUSE OF RWY CLOSURE.

Narrative: FLT RELEASED TO ARPT WITH 2 OUT OF 4 RWYS CLOSED. AVAILABLE APCHS WERE NDB AND VISUAL. ACFT HAD ADF MEL. FORECAST INCLUDED CHANCE OF WX BELOW VISUAL MINS FOR THAT ARPT OR NDB APCHS. CREW CONTACTED DISPATCHER NEAR DEST ARPT RPTING UNABLE TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF APCH. FLT WAS DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO A NEARBY FAC (ORF). FLC DID NOT CHK NOTAMS OR DEST WX. DISPATCHER WAS WORKING TWICE THE NORMAL # OF FLTS IN MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS.

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