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Light transport departs but is notified by dispatch to return as all runways at destination are closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 273361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aml |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 273361 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Iad to isp. Flight departed at XY00 local, scheduled was XX25 local. 15 mins into the flight dispatch called and said isp was closed for construction of runways. The flight returned to iad no problem. Dispatch said all runways were notamed closed. My local NOTAMS showed runways closed from 0300 to 1000. Tower was open 'til midnight (local NOTAMS are in local time not zulu and seem to be printed in error). These NOTAMS I have thought were local for the last 4 1/2 yrs, at this airline might not be. At this point I don't know 100 percent. A call was made to FSS prior to departure as to the time the airport/tower was open. Answer was: 0400Z/midnight. My airline has never trained in proper reading of this 'company' WX and has distributed no key. This would help clear this problem up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT DEPARTS BUT IS NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH TO RETURN AS ALL RWYS AT DEST ARE CLOSED.
Narrative: IAD TO ISP. FLT DEPARTED AT XY00 LCL, SCHEDULED WAS XX25 LCL. 15 MINS INTO THE FLT DISPATCH CALLED AND SAID ISP WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RWYS. THE FLT RETURNED TO IAD NO PROB. DISPATCH SAID ALL RWYS WERE NOTAMED CLOSED. MY LCL NOTAMS SHOWED RWYS CLOSED FROM 0300 TO 1000. TWR WAS OPEN 'TIL MIDNIGHT (LCL NOTAMS ARE IN LCL TIME NOT ZULU AND SEEM TO BE PRINTED IN ERROR). THESE NOTAMS I HAVE THOUGHT WERE LCL FOR THE LAST 4 1/2 YRS, AT THIS AIRLINE MIGHT NOT BE. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW 100 PERCENT. A CALL WAS MADE TO FSS PRIOR TO DEP AS TO THE TIME THE ARPT/TWR WAS OPEN. ANSWER WAS: 0400Z/MIDNIGHT. MY AIRLINE HAS NEVER TRAINED IN PROPER READING OF THIS 'COMPANY' WX AND HAS DISTRIBUTED NO KEY. THIS WOULD HELP CLR THIS PROB UP.
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.