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Dehavilland otter, dhc-3 air taxi pilot diverted to land after 2 passenger confronted pilot with personal concerns.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Otter DHC-3 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 536700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
A part 135 VFR flight was interrupted by passenger while en route in cruise phase about 10 mi north of craig, ak. Passenger were briefed to be belted completely, but 2 separate passenger chose to confront pilot with personal concerns in cockpit. The PIC was able to land safely in craig, ak, without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEHAVILLAND OTTER, DHC-3 AIR TAXI PLT DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER 2 PAX CONFRONTED PLT WITH PERSONAL CONCERNS.
Narrative: A PART 135 VFR FLT WAS INTERRUPTED BY PAX WHILE ENRTE IN CRUISE PHASE ABOUT 10 MI N OF CRAIG, AK. PAX WERE BRIEFED TO BE BELTED COMPLETELY, BUT 2 SEPARATE PAX CHOSE TO CONFRONT PLT WITH PERSONAL CONCERNS IN COCKPIT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY IN CRAIG, AK, WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.