Be-58 pilot went to sleep after contacting approach control with a night cargo operation.

Attributes
ACN	602934
Time
Date	200312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh.tracon tower : cmh.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2561 flight time type : 1407
ASRS Report	602934
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On the night of dec/tue/03, I was flying my regular leg from cle to cmh. I checked on with columbus approach about 30 mi northeast of the field. After that, I fell asleep for about 5 or 10 mins. When I awoke I was on top of the field at 6000 ft MSL. I called approach and was cleared the visual to runway 10R. I landed with no incident. The problem arose from insufficient sleep the day before and over the wkend. I have gone over sleeping methods to stay awake in the plane and before getting into it. Things like keeping active and talking to yourself in the plane. Diet, exercise and sleeping habits outside of the plane. Things like this show the dangers and hardships of flying night cargo.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE-58 PLT WENT TO SLEEP AFTER CONTACTING APCH CTL WITH A NIGHT CARGO OP.

Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF DEC/TUE/03, I WAS FLYING MY REGULAR LEG FROM CLE TO CMH. I CHKED ON WITH COLUMBUS APCH ABOUT 30 MI NE OF THE FIELD. AFTER THAT, I FELL ASLEEP FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINS. WHEN I AWOKE I WAS ON TOP OF THE FIELD AT 6000 FT MSL. I CALLED APCH AND WAS CLRED THE VISUAL TO RWY 10R. I LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. THE PROB AROSE FROM INSUFFICIENT SLEEP THE DAY BEFORE AND OVER THE WKEND. I HAVE GONE OVER SLEEPING METHODS TO STAY AWAKE IN THE PLANE AND BEFORE GETTING INTO IT. THINGS LIKE KEEPING ACTIVE AND TALKING TO YOURSELF IN THE PLANE. DIET, EXERCISE AND SLEEPING HABITS OUTSIDE OF THE PLANE. THINGS LIKE THIS SHOW THE DANGERS AND HARDSHIPS OF FLYING NIGHT CARGO.

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.