Narrative:

Part 135 dispatch assigned me a flight without sufficient rest prior. Violated flight time in excess of 9 scheduled hours of flying without 9 hours of rest prior to completion. I flew my legally assigned shift on oct/xx/95 with 5.6 hours flight time. Finished at XA25L. During the night, a young panicky dispatcher woke me with a phone call. He told me the captain for the morning flight had been in an automatic accident. He told me I was to fly the morning flight schedule with an XG30 show time, instead of my afternoon shift. The company would then arrange for a captain to come from fmn to fly my shift. Neither I nor dispatch took in to account required rest for more than 9 scheduled hours in a 24 hour period. Between my fatigue and the dispatcher's panic, we overlooked the fact that I could only fly the morning if I had 9 hours rest (reduced from 10). It was not until on the last leg of my morning shift that I realized I was not legal for flight. The biggest factor in this situation is without station domiciles there are no reserve pilots to cover situation such as this one. Consequently, every time the inevitable occurs it is a total panic situation with everyone trying to shift blame. Part 135 legal yes, -- sensible, no.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FLIES TRIP WITHOUT ADEQUATE LEGAL REST.

Narrative: PART 135 DISPATCH ASSIGNED ME A FLT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT REST PRIOR. VIOLATED FLT TIME IN EXCESS OF 9 SCHEDULED HRS OF FLYING WITHOUT 9 HRS OF REST PRIOR TO COMPLETION. I FLEW MY LEGALLY ASSIGNED SHIFT ON OCT/XX/95 WITH 5.6 HRS FLT TIME. FINISHED AT XA25L. DURING THE NIGHT, A YOUNG PANICKY DISPATCHER WOKE ME WITH A PHONE CALL. HE TOLD ME THE CAPT FOR THE MORNING FLT HAD BEEN IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. HE TOLD ME I WAS TO FLY THE MORNING FLT SCHEDULE WITH AN XG30 SHOW TIME, INSTEAD OF MY AFTERNOON SHIFT. THE COMPANY WOULD THEN ARRANGE FOR A CAPT TO COME FROM FMN TO FLY MY SHIFT. NEITHER I NOR DISPATCH TOOK IN TO ACCOUNT REQUIRED REST FOR MORE THAN 9 SCHEDULED HRS IN A 24 HR PERIOD. BTWN MY FATIGUE AND THE DISPATCHER'S PANIC, WE OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT I COULD ONLY FLY THE MORNING IF I HAD 9 HRS REST (REDUCED FROM 10). IT WAS NOT UNTIL ON THE LAST LEG OF MY MORNING SHIFT THAT I REALIZED I WAS NOT LEGAL FOR FLT. THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN THIS SIT IS WITHOUT STATION DOMICILES THERE ARE NO RESERVE PLTS TO COVER SIT SUCH AS THIS ONE. CONSEQUENTLY, EVERY TIME THE INEVITABLE OCCURS IT IS A TOTAL PANIC SIT WITH EVERYONE TRYING TO SHIFT BLAME. PART 135 LEGAL YES, -- SENSIBLE, NO.

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.