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Reporter error admitted -- CFI allows passenger to use a cellular phone in-flight. Realizes that the FCC prohibits in-flight use later.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1100 agl bound upper : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 308417 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger asked to use cellular phone. I checked far 91.21 regarding portable electronic devices. Finding no restrs on cellular phones and being no hazard to navigation, I allowed the call. After landing and much further inquiry (including telephone calls to GA organizations), I found the FCC prohibits airborne cellular phone use. The FARS should clearly spell out regulations regarding cellular phone use. Pilots refer to FARS if question arise. No FCC regulations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter did not want to talk with this analyst about the details of his reporter. This analyst talked to the reporter about some of the other considerations about in-flight use of cellular phones. The reporter was pleasant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ERROR ADMITTED -- CFI ALLOWS PAX TO USE A CELLULAR PHONE INFLT. REALIZES THAT THE FCC PROHIBITS INFLT USE LATER.
Narrative: PAX ASKED TO USE CELLULAR PHONE. I CHKED FAR 91.21 REGARDING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. FINDING NO RESTRS ON CELLULAR PHONES AND BEING NO HAZARD TO NAV, I ALLOWED THE CALL. AFTER LNDG AND MUCH FURTHER INQUIRY (INCLUDING TELEPHONE CALLS TO GA ORGANIZATIONS), I FOUND THE FCC PROHIBITS AIRBORNE CELLULAR PHONE USE. THE FARS SHOULD CLRLY SPELL OUT REGS REGARDING CELLULAR PHONE USE. PLTS REFER TO FARS IF QUESTION ARISE. NO FCC REGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR DID NOT WANT TO TALK WITH THIS ANALYST ABOUT THE DETAILS OF HIS RPTR. THIS ANALYST TALKED TO THE RPTR ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT INFLT USE OF CELLULAR PHONES. THE RPTR WAS PLEASANT.
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.