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The crew of a C208 prior to departure were NOTAM restricted to 'no destination changes.' en route, the crew requested a destination change and received it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524758 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fmg.vortac |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 524758 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
The national airspace system was in emergency air traffic rules. My boss was PIC. I was operating the radios. We had filed from boi to smf. Enroute, my boss wanted to change to destination sjc. The NOTAM issued advised no destination changes were to be accepted. But the PIC asked me to attempt the change anyway since the NOTAMS were 'changing quickly.' I asked the oak center controller if we could change destinations during the crisis and he responded 'as for as I know... Where do you want to go?' I advised him sjc, and we got a clearance to sjc. When we got on the ground, the NOTAM had in fact changed. When a NOTAM as critical as this one changes it would be nice if ATC advised on their frequency, as this is a fairly major change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE CREW OF A C208 PRIOR TO DEP WERE NOTAM RESTRICTED TO 'NO DEST CHANGES.' EN ROUTE, THE CREW REQUESTED A DEST CHANGE AND RECEIVED IT.
Narrative: THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM WAS IN EMER AIR TFC RULES. MY BOSS WAS PIC. I WAS OPERATING THE RADIOS. WE HAD FILED FROM BOI TO SMF. ENROUTE, MY BOSS WANTED TO CHANGE TO DESTINATION SJC. THE NOTAM ISSUED ADVISED NO DESTINATION CHANGES WERE TO BE ACCEPTED. BUT THE PIC ASKED ME TO ATTEMPT THE CHANGE ANYWAY SINCE THE NOTAMS WERE 'CHANGING QUICKLY.' I ASKED THE OAK CTR CTLR IF WE COULD CHANGE DESTINATIONS DURING THE CRISIS AND HE RESPONDED 'AS FOR AS I KNOW... WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?' I ADVISED HIM SJC, AND WE GOT A CLRNC TO SJC. WHEN WE GOT ON THE GND, THE NOTAM HAD IN FACT CHANGED. WHEN A NOTAM AS CRITICAL AS THIS ONE CHANGES IT WOULD BE NICE IF ATC ADVISED ON THEIR FREQUENCY, AS THIS IS A FAIRLY MAJOR CHANGE.
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.