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This is a general complaint by a pilot that not all drug testing facilities (particularly for no aviation use) meet the standards set by a pilot's union the air traffic area and the FAA although in some cases their results can affect pilots.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : t04 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 302885 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The problem is the FAA requirement for drug testing, complicated by private employer use of employment pre- screening, brought bout by the establishment of clinics for sample collection that do not train the staff and do not have reliable procedures. Since these clinics maintain records, and since the FAA requires reporting of all medical visits to such practitioners, the pilot's license is at risk. Some form of national licensing and strict procedure should be established. A pilot's union has established criteria, but the FAA has delayed enforcement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT BY A PLT THAT NOT ALL DRUG TESTING FACILITIES (PARTICULARLY FOR NO AVIATION USE) MEET THE STANDARDS SET BY A PLT'S UNION THE ATA AND THE FAA ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES THEIR RESULTS CAN AFFECT PLTS.
Narrative: THE PROB IS THE FAA REQUIREMENT FOR DRUG TESTING, COMPLICATED BY PVT EMPLOYER USE OF EMPLOYMENT PRE- SCREENING, BROUGHT BOUT BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLINICS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION THAT DO NOT TRAIN THE STAFF AND DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE PROCS. SINCE THESE CLINICS MAINTAIN RECORDS, AND SINCE THE FAA REQUIRES RPTING OF ALL MEDICAL VISITS TO SUCH PRACTITIONERS, THE PLT'S LICENSE IS AT RISK. SOME FORM OF NATIONAL LICENSING AND STRICT PROC SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. A PLT'S UNION HAS ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, BUT THE FAA HAS DELAYED ENFORCEMENT.
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.