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Corporate DC9-15 return land after PIC realizes that fuel required is not on board. Text indicates priority handling for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354236 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fll |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 354236 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain decided we had enough fuel on board on takeoff and we weren't even close. Fatigue, unusual mission all factors. Bad start of day in morning. ATC helpful and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CORPORATE DC9-15 RETURN LAND AFTER PIC REALIZES THAT FUEL REQUIRED IS NOT ON BOARD. TEXT INDICATES PRIORITY HANDLING FOR LNDG.
Narrative: CAPT DECIDED WE HAD ENOUGH FUEL ON BOARD ON TKOF AND WE WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE. FATIGUE, UNUSUAL MISSION ALL FACTORS. BAD START OF DAY IN MORNING. ATC HELPFUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.