EMS helicopter pilot exceeds duty time by 23 mins.

Attributes
ACN	213871
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz tower : lyh
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4895 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	213871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I received a call from operations advising of a pending flight. I asked the basic where and when questions and determined that the flight could be accomplished within my available duty time. At XX20 after the medical passengers had taken report and given report to their medical command we departed hospital a. We landed at airport at XX34 expecting a 20-30 min turnaround. 1 hour and 21 mins later we departed for hospital B. The passengers stated that their patient was much more serious than originally reported to include a full body cast that was not expected. Even with this they did not expect the delay to be long, but complications developed. The patient was extremely critical his main complaint being a cerebral bleed. Because of the patient's condition the option of waiting for the relief pilot was not considered. We landed at hospital B at XY18 and 27 mins later departed for hospital a. We landed at hospital a at XZ23 having overflown our duty time by 23 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI PLT EXCEEDS DUTY TIME BY 23 MINS.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OPS ADVISING OF A PENDING FLT. I ASKED THE BASIC WHERE AND WHEN QUESTIONS AND DETERMINED THAT THE FLT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN MY AVAILABLE DUTY TIME. AT XX20 AFTER THE MEDICAL PAXS HAD TAKEN RPT AND GIVEN RPT TO THEIR MEDICAL COMMAND WE DEPARTED HOSPITAL A. WE LANDED AT ARPT AT XX34 EXPECTING A 20-30 MIN TURNAROUND. 1 HR AND 21 MINS LATER WE DEPARTED FOR HOSPITAL B. THE PAXS STATED THAT THEIR PATIENT WAS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN ORIGINALLY RPTED TO INCLUDE A FULL BODY CAST THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED. EVEN WITH THIS THEY DID NOT EXPECT THE DELAY TO BE LONG, BUT COMPLICATIONS DEVELOPED. THE PATIENT WAS EXTREMELY CRITICAL HIS MAIN COMPLAINT BEING A CEREBRAL BLEED. BECAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION THE OPTION OF WAITING FOR THE RELIEF PLT WAS NOT CONSIDERED. WE LANDED AT HOSPITAL B AT XY18 AND 27 MINS LATER DEPARTED FOR HOSPITAL A. WE LANDED AT HOSPITAL A AT XZ23 HAVING OVERFLOWN OUR DUTY TIME BY 23 MINS.

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.