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Aerobatic pilot described incident when FSS failed to issue correct NOTAM for aerobatic operations that resulted in unnecessary ATC holding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gcm.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tncm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 759671 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Called to post a NOTAM for the aerobatic practice area at gcm. Was on hold 5-10 mins gave up and called fort worth flight service; talked to a mr B. He said he would post NOTAM. Flew over to gcm flew 2 acrobatic flts from surface to about 2500 ft AGL. Later found out NOTAM was never issued. As a result I am at risk of a violation. Previously flight service had issued a NOTAM for the aerobatic area as parachute area with skydivers; which caused center to send an IFR aircraft to hold for a period of time while center tried to contact the jump plane that didn't exist. Flight service should take the issuance of these NOTAMS seriously.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AEROBATIC PLT DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN FSS FAILED TO ISSUE CORRECT NOTAM FOR AEROBATIC OPS THAT RESULTED IN UNNECESSARY ATC HOLDING.
Narrative: CALLED TO POST A NOTAM FOR THE AEROBATIC PRACTICE AREA AT GCM. WAS ON HOLD 5-10 MINS GAVE UP AND CALLED FORT WORTH FLT SVC; TALKED TO A MR B. HE SAID HE WOULD POST NOTAM. FLEW OVER TO GCM FLEW 2 ACROBATIC FLTS FROM SURFACE TO ABOUT 2500 FT AGL. LATER FOUND OUT NOTAM WAS NEVER ISSUED. AS A RESULT I AM AT RISK OF A VIOLATION. PREVIOUSLY FLT SVC HAD ISSUED A NOTAM FOR THE AEROBATIC AREA AS PARACHUTE AREA WITH SKYDIVERS; WHICH CAUSED CTR TO SEND AN IFR ACFT TO HOLD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE CTR TRIED TO CONTACT THE JUMP PLANE THAT DIDN'T EXIST. FLT SVC SHOULD TAKE THE ISSUANCE OF THESE NOTAMS SERIOUSLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.