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B47J encounters windshield damage from hail en route. Makes subsequent departure from site without maintenance attention due to approaching thunderstorms, hail and reported tornadoes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain Ice other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 3970 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 629340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft encountered hail en route, which put 2 holes in pilot's windscreen. One was about dime size and the other quarter size. It was not a hindrance to flight but upon landing it was determined to wait for maintenance to come and repair. Upon shutdown another dent was found in vertical stabilizer. While waiting for the mechanic severe WX moved in with possible high winds, hail, lightning and tornadoes. Aircraft and crew were in an open field completely exposed to the elements. Pilot preflted aircraft, determined fit for flight and used the aircraft to evacuate/evacuation the crew to a safe location. Pilot was reprimanded for flying aircraft out of the area with crew. As a pilot preflts an aircraft isn't he determining airworthiness? Does it only take a mechanic to determine this?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B47J ENCOUNTERS WINDSHIELD DAMAGE FROM HAIL ENRTE. MAKES SUBSEQUENT DEP FROM SITE WITHOUT MAINT ATTN DUE TO APCHING TSTMS, HAIL AND RPTED TORNADOES.
Narrative: ACFT ENCOUNTERED HAIL ENRTE, WHICH PUT 2 HOLES IN PLT'S WINDSCREEN. ONE WAS ABOUT DIME SIZE AND THE OTHER QUARTER SIZE. IT WAS NOT A HINDRANCE TO FLT BUT UPON LNDG IT WAS DETERMINED TO WAIT FOR MAINT TO COME AND REPAIR. UPON SHUTDOWN ANOTHER DENT WAS FOUND IN VERT STABILIZER. WHILE WAITING FOR THE MECH SEVERE WX MOVED IN WITH POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS, HAIL, LIGHTNING AND TORNADOES. ACFT AND CREW WERE IN AN OPEN FIELD COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. PLT PREFLTED ACFT, DETERMINED FIT FOR FLT AND USED THE ACFT TO EVAC THE CREW TO A SAFE LOCATION. PLT WAS REPRIMANDED FOR FLYING ACFT OUT OF THE AREA WITH CREW. AS A PLT PREFLTS AN ACFT ISN'T HE DETERMINING AIRWORTHINESS? DOES IT ONLY TAKE A MECH TO DETERMINE THIS?
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.