Small transport pilot on EMS mission exceeds 8 in 24 rule.

Attributes
ACN	213511
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 1713 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	213511
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight originated as an air ambulance flight to transport a federal prisoner from a prison in three rivers, tx, to a medical detention center in springfield, mo. I picked up a nurse in san antonio along with medical equipment. Then on to beeville, tx, to pick up prisoner with 2 armed guards and a doctor. Prisoner was handcuffed and shackled. Flight time at springfield was about 5.5 hours. The prisoner was left at the medical detention center. I flew the guards and doctor back to beeville, which was another 3.3 hours. Which put me over 8 hours if this last leg is considered 135 and not part 91. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was concentrating more on whether he would exceed the 14 hour duty limits, that he wasn't paying attention to flight time limits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT ON EMS MISSION EXCEEDS 8 IN 24 RULE.

Narrative: THE FLT ORIGINATED AS AN AIR AMBULANCE FLT TO TRANSPORT A FEDERAL PRISONER FROM A PRISON IN THREE RIVERS, TX, TO A MEDICAL DETENTION CTR IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. I PICKED UP A NURSE IN SAN ANTONIO ALONG WITH MEDICAL EQUIP. THEN ON TO BEEVILLE, TX, TO PICK UP PRISONER WITH 2 ARMED GUARDS AND A DOCTOR. PRISONER WAS HANDCUFFED AND SHACKLED. FLT TIME AT SPRINGFIELD WAS ABOUT 5.5 HRS. THE PRISONER WAS LEFT AT THE MEDICAL DETENTION CTR. I FLEW THE GUARDS AND DOCTOR BACK TO BEEVILLE, WHICH WAS ANOTHER 3.3 HRS. WHICH PUT ME OVER 8 HRS IF THIS LAST LEG IS CONSIDERED 135 AND NOT PART 91. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATING MORE ON WHETHER HE WOULD EXCEED THE 14 HR DUTY LIMITS, THAT HE WASN'T PAYING ATTN TO FLT TIME LIMITS.

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.