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A PA60 lifeguard pilot reports that he made a 360 degree turn over the airport, turning through his assigned heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 600 Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 356773 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was xporting a 3 yr old child and his mother from lit to mdw. As I was taking off, the child began to cry into the open intercom microphone. Confusion followed! I inadvertently turned through the assigned heading and made a 360 degree turn over the airport while climbing. Lesson learned is to turn off the intercom and to better instruct passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA60 LIFEGUARD PLT RPTS THAT HE MADE A 360 DEG TURN OVER THE ARPT, TURNING THROUGH HIS ASSIGNED HDG.
Narrative: I WAS XPORTING A 3 YR OLD CHILD AND HIS MOTHER FROM LIT TO MDW. AS I WAS TAKING OFF, THE CHILD BEGAN TO CRY INTO THE OPEN INTERCOM MIKE. CONFUSION FOLLOWED! I INADVERTENTLY TURNED THROUGH THE ASSIGNED HDG AND MADE A 360 DEG TURN OVER THE ARPT WHILE CLBING. LESSON LEARNED IS TO TURN OFF THE INTERCOM AND TO BETTER INSTRUCT PAX.
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.