Flight crew of a sightseeing flight for hire in a DC3 were not under a required airmen drug testing ...

Attributes
ACN	479136
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	DC-3/Dakota/Skytrain
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : post flt.
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	479136
Person 2
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were at a fly-in and air show at casselton, nd. We took some passenger for short local flight in the DC3. We consider it a nostalgic flight and accepted $25 per person. Upon arrival back at the airport, the owner of the aircraft informed me the safety officer from the local FSDO office had informed him that the FAA now considered such flts to be scenic, and it was the FAA's policy to require the crew to be enrolled in an approved mandatory drug testing program. Myself and the copilot are not now involved in such a program. We had no idea of this new policy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SIGHTSEEING FLT FOR HIRE IN A DC3 WERE NOT UNDER A REQUIRED AIRMEN DRUG TESTING PROGRAM.

Narrative: WE WERE AT A FLY-IN AND AIR SHOW AT CASSELTON, ND. WE TOOK SOME PAX FOR SHORT LCL FLT IN THE DC3. WE CONSIDER IT A NOSTALGIC FLT AND ACCEPTED $25 PER PERSON. UPON ARR BACK AT THE ARPT, THE OWNER OF THE ACFT INFORMED ME THE SAFETY OFFICER FROM THE LCL FSDO OFFICE HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THE FAA NOW CONSIDERED SUCH FLTS TO BE SCENIC, AND IT WAS THE FAA'S POLICY TO REQUIRE THE CREW TO BE ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED MANDATORY DRUG TESTING PROGRAM. MYSELF AND THE COPLT ARE NOT NOW INVOLVED IN SUCH A PROGRAM. WE HAD NO IDEA OF THIS NEW POLICY.

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.

Flight crew of a sightseeing flight for hire in a DC3 were not under a required airmen drug testing program.