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EMS helicopter reporter pilot used wrong CTAF frequency to announce takeoff. Reporter attributes error to fatigue and other human factor upsets that put him in a 'bad mood.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 357409 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Used wrong frequency for hover and takeoff at ZZZ when tower was closed. 1) long night of flying. Little rest the day before -- just could not sleep. 2) pressure from work after unusual program audit (bad mood). 3) relief pilot should have had this flight but showed up late again (bad mood). 4) working with unusual checklist. 5) tired. Bad mood.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMS HELI RPTR PLT USED WRONG CTAF FREQ TO ANNOUNCE TKOF. RPTR ATTRIBUTES ERROR TO FATIGUE AND OTHER HUMAN FACTOR UPSETS THAT PUT HIM IN A 'BAD MOOD.'
Narrative: USED WRONG FREQ FOR HOVER AND TKOF AT ZZZ WHEN TWR WAS CLOSED. 1) LONG NIGHT OF FLYING. LITTLE REST THE DAY BEFORE -- JUST COULD NOT SLEEP. 2) PRESSURE FROM WORK AFTER UNUSUAL PROGRAM AUDIT (BAD MOOD). 3) RELIEF PLT SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS FLT BUT SHOWED UP LATE AGAIN (BAD MOOD). 4) WORKING WITH UNUSUAL CHKLIST. 5) TIRED. BAD MOOD.
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.