Flight instructor of an FAA approved pilot school exceeded the flight instruction hour limitations.

Attributes
ACN	281581
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	281581
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: reporter related the fact that he was pressured into flying long hours with a foreign student in order to meet the approved pilot school's contractual agreement with the student which allowed only 45 days to complete an instrument and commercial courses. He stated that while on a long, at least planned 6 hour x-c flight, he made the decision to extend it all night resulting in more than 9 hours. He believed that this would not violate the 8 hour instruction rule in 24 hours since he stopped for 1 1/2 hours, and over 2 different calendar days. However, since the FARS (61.195 a) specifies 'consecutive' hours of instruction, he was wrong. He and the student noted during the start of the last 2 or 3 hours of the flight that they were both very fatigued and hungry due to lack of rest and normal food. He further stated that the school was going to modify their contract to specify at least 90 days to complete these pilot courses.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR OF AN FAA APPROVED PLT SCHOOL EXCEEDED THE FLT INSTRUCTION HR LIMITATIONS.

Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR RELATED THE FACT THAT HE WAS PRESSURED INTO FLYING LONG HRS WITH A FOREIGN STUDENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE APPROVED PLT SCHOOL'S CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STUDENT WHICH ALLOWED ONLY 45 DAYS TO COMPLETE AN INST AND COMMERCIAL COURSES. HE STATED THAT WHILE ON A LONG, AT LEAST PLANNED 6 HR X-C FLT, HE MADE THE DECISION TO EXTEND IT ALL NIGHT RESULTING IN MORE THAN 9 HRS. HE BELIEVED THAT THIS WOULD NOT VIOLATE THE 8 HR INSTRUCTION RULE IN 24 HRS SINCE HE STOPPED FOR 1 1/2 HRS, AND OVER 2 DIFFERENT CALENDAR DAYS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE FARS (61.195 A) SPECIFIES 'CONSECUTIVE' HRS OF INSTRUCTION, HE WAS WRONG. HE AND THE STUDENT NOTED DURING THE START OF THE LAST 2 OR 3 HRS OF THE FLT THAT THEY WERE BOTH VERY FATIGUED AND HUNGRY DUE TO LACK OF REST AND NORMAL FOOD. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SCHOOL WAS GOING TO MODIFY THEIR CONTRACT TO SPECIFY AT LEAST 90 DAYS TO COMPLETE THESE PLT COURSES.

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.