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GA small aircraft practicing maneuvers loses awareness of position and makes unauthorized entry into TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 102050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 168 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 102050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed toledo suburban airport heading northwest for about 15 mins with intention of practicing commercial maneuvers with no ground reference. I was practicing 720 steep turns and stalls. When I was done, I did not know where I was. At that point I called toledo. I told them I was lost and asked for vectors to toledo suburban. They told me to call detroit. I called detroit and asked them for vectors to toledo suburban. Detroit told me I was in TCA and vectored me to toledo and gave me a phone number to call when I landed. I called detroit after I landed and gave them my name and address. I asked for WX reports for toledo and detroit areas from the WX service station. They told me the wind at 4000' was 240-40.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PRACTICING MANEUVERS LOSES AWARENESS OF POSITION AND MAKES UNAUTH ENTRY INTO TCA.
Narrative: I DEPARTED TOLEDO SUBURBAN ARPT HDG NW FOR ABOUT 15 MINS WITH INTENTION OF PRACTICING COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS WITH NO GND REFERENCE. I WAS PRACTICING 720 STEEP TURNS AND STALLS. WHEN I WAS DONE, I DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS. AT THAT POINT I CALLED TOLEDO. I TOLD THEM I WAS LOST AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO TOLEDO SUBURBAN. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL DETROIT. I CALLED DETROIT AND ASKED THEM FOR VECTORS TO TOLEDO SUBURBAN. DETROIT TOLD ME I WAS IN TCA AND VECTORED ME TO TOLEDO AND GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN I LANDED. I CALLED DETROIT AFTER I LANDED AND GAVE THEM MY NAME AND ADDRESS. I ASKED FOR WX REPORTS FOR TOLEDO AND DETROIT AREAS FROM THE WX SERVICE STATION. THEY TOLD ME THE WIND AT 4000' WAS 240-40.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.