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Flight crew of an medium large transport landed over maximum landing weight when diverting to land for a medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : slc.vortac |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 467688 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Had medical emergency while in cruise flight ont-msp. Diverted to slc and had to land over maximum landing weight. Made sure (with manuals on board and with dispatch) that weight was ok for runway 16L slc (17000 ft available). Declared medical emergency with ZLC. Should also have told them (in retrospect) that we would be above maximum landing weight (145600 pounds versus maximum landing weight of 142400 pounds). Rate of descent at touchdown was 200 FPM. Logbook entries made for overweight landing and use of medical kit and oxygen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG LANDED OVER MAX LNDG WT WHEN DIVERTING TO LAND FOR A MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: HAD MEDICAL EMER WHILE IN CRUISE FLT ONT-MSP. DIVERTED TO SLC AND HAD TO LAND OVER MAX LNDG WT. MADE SURE (WITH MANUALS ON BOARD AND WITH DISPATCH) THAT WT WAS OK FOR RWY 16L SLC (17000 FT AVAILABLE). DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH ZLC. SHOULD ALSO HAVE TOLD THEM (IN RETROSPECT) THAT WE WOULD BE ABOVE MAX LNDG WT (145600 LBS VERSUS MAX LNDG WT OF 142400 LBS). RATE OF DSCNT AT TOUCHDOWN WAS 200 FPM. LOGBOOK ENTRIES MADE FOR OVERWT LNDG AND USE OF MEDICAL KIT AND OXYGEN.
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.