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Small transport commuter crew was unaware they were illegal when they diverted to L15 and later took off without proper weight information for the airport. They should have diverted to their alternate or contacted their dispatcher for proper weights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 40g |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 2420 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 361539 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the return leg from L15 to gcn. The gcn airport was closed due to a disabled aircraft on the runway. In lieu of holding for an indefinite period of time, the captain elected to divert to valle airport. We checked our performance charts and concluded we could land on runway 19. We had no passenger and weighed less than 9000 pounds. We landed with no problems. We later departed on runway 19, again with no problems. Later we found we had no performance data authorized for the airport since this was a far part 135 flight. We have no alternate airports at gcn and could only hold for a few mins before having to return to L15 with adequate fuel reserves. We decided to divert to avoid holding and having to fly back empty. The company did not provide adequate instructions and does not have a procedure for cases like this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT COMMUTER CREW WAS UNAWARE THEY WERE ILLEGAL WHEN THEY DIVERTED TO L15 AND LATER TOOK OFF WITHOUT PROPER WT INFO FOR THE ARPT. THEY SHOULD HAVE DIVERTED TO THEIR ALTERNATE OR CONTACTED THEIR DISPATCHER FOR PROPER WTS.
Narrative: ON THE RETURN LEG FROM L15 TO GCN. THE GCN ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DISABLED ACFT ON THE RWY. IN LIEU OF HOLDING FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, THE CAPT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO VALLE ARPT. WE CHKED OUR PERFORMANCE CHARTS AND CONCLUDED WE COULD LAND ON RWY 19. WE HAD NO PAX AND WEIGHED LESS THAN 9000 LBS. WE LANDED WITH NO PROBS. WE LATER DEPARTED ON RWY 19, AGAIN WITH NO PROBS. LATER WE FOUND WE HAD NO PERFORMANCE DATA AUTHORIZED FOR THE ARPT SINCE THIS WAS A FAR PART 135 FLT. WE HAVE NO ALTERNATE ARPTS AT GCN AND COULD ONLY HOLD FOR A FEW MINS BEFORE HAVING TO RETURN TO L15 WITH ADEQUATE FUEL RESERVES. WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO AVOID HOLDING AND HAVING TO FLY BACK EMPTY. THE COMPANY DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE INSTRUCTIONS AND DOES NOT HAVE A PROC FOR CASES LIKE THIS.
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.