Flight crew makes an unscheduled landing for the benefit of an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	325488
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : sln
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	325488
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	325487
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight bb from denver to jackson hole, wy, was a scheduled part 135 flight that departed denver at CC20 am on jan/dd/96. 50 mi northwest of denver the flight was diverted to laramie, wy, after a jumpseater (additional crew member) from another airline said he had the runs and had to go to the bathroom (no bathroom on a BE19). The flight landed in laramie and the jumpseater used the restrooms. The flight continued from larimie to jackson hole and was uneventful. Questions from our company as to the security of the flight arose in this situation, hence the NASA forms are being filled out by the crew. Diversion to unsecured field. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was mainly concerned about someone in higher management making more out of the incident than what was warranted. Pilot's program manager threatened him that he would be losing his job. When pilot's manager learned that the aircraft was always watched over and never left alone, and the passenger and cargo load was never changed, nothing further was ever said about the unscheduled landing. Pilot was counseled regarding his security procedures to give him the peace of mind of knowing that all proper procedures were followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MAKES AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG FOR THE BENEFIT OF AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: FLT BB FROM DENVER TO JACKSON HOLE, WY, WAS A SCHEDULED PART 135 FLT THAT DEPARTED DENVER AT CC20 AM ON JAN/DD/96. 50 MI NW OF DENVER THE FLT WAS DIVERTED TO LARAMIE, WY, AFTER A JUMPSEATER (ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER) FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE SAID HE HAD THE RUNS AND HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM (NO BATHROOM ON A BE19). THE FLT LANDED IN LARAMIE AND THE JUMPSEATER USED THE RESTROOMS. THE FLT CONTINUED FROM LARIMIE TO JACKSON HOLE AND WAS UNEVENTFUL. QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMPANY AS TO THE SECURITY OF THE FLT AROSE IN THIS SIT, HENCE THE NASA FORMS ARE BEING FILLED OUT BY THE CREW. DIVERSION TO UNSECURED FIELD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE IN HIGHER MGMNT MAKING MORE OUT OF THE INCIDENT THAN WHAT WAS WARRANTED. PLT'S PROGRAM MGR THREATENED HIM THAT HE WOULD BE LOSING HIS JOB. WHEN PLT'S MGR LEARNED THAT THE ACFT WAS ALWAYS WATCHED OVER AND NEVER LEFT ALONE, AND THE PAX AND CARGO LOAD WAS NEVER CHANGED, NOTHING FURTHER WAS EVER SAID ABOUT THE UNSCHEDULED LNDG. PLT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING HIS SECURITY PROCS TO GIVE HIM THE PEACE OF MIND OF KNOWING THAT ALL PROPER PROCS WERE FOLLOWED.

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.