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Unforecast winds caused EMS pilot to exceed 14 hour duty day, 100 hour inspection period, and VFR minimum fuel requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | AS 350 Astar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 308784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a medical flight from abc hospital in xyy to xyz, I encountered high winds on the return leg. The head winds were greater than forecast. Fgh: light and variable at 6000 ft, and ijk: 080 degrees at 10 KTS 6000 ft. The longer flight caused me to overfly a 100 hour inspection and I became low on fuel. I landed close to a highway at a truck stop. An ambulance came for my patient and a fuel truck with a replacement arrival for me. The longer flight caused my duty time to exceed 14 hours so the other pilot flew the aircraft to a maintenance facility. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that aerospatiale astar's 20 min 'fuel remaining' light came on and he began timing. Flight was continued for 10 mins before reporter decided it 'wasn't worth it' and landed aircraft 4 mi short of destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNFORECAST WINDS CAUSED EMS PLT TO EXCEED 14 HR DUTY DAY, 100 HR INSPECTION PERIOD, AND VFR MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: ON A MEDICAL FLT FROM ABC HOSPITAL IN XYY TO XYZ, I ENCOUNTERED HIGH WINDS ON THE RETURN LEG. THE HEAD WINDS WERE GREATER THAN FORECAST. FGH: LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 6000 FT, AND IJK: 080 DEGS AT 10 KTS 6000 FT. THE LONGER FLT CAUSED ME TO OVERFLY A 100 HR INSPECTION AND I BECAME LOW ON FUEL. I LANDED CLOSE TO A HIGHWAY AT A TRUCK STOP. AN AMBULANCE CAME FOR MY PATIENT AND A FUEL TRUCK WITH A REPLACEMENT ARR FOR ME. THE LONGER FLT CAUSED MY DUTY TIME TO EXCEED 14 HRS SO THE OTHER PLT FLEW THE ACFT TO A MAINT FACILITY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT AEROSPATIALE ASTAR'S 20 MIN 'FUEL REMAINING' LIGHT CAME ON AND HE BEGAN TIMING. FLT WAS CONTINUED FOR 10 MINS BEFORE RPTR DECIDED IT 'WASN'T WORTH IT' AND LANDED ACFT 4 MI SHORT OF DEST.
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.