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An air ambulance pilot reported the simultaneous loss of his garmin 530 and 430 GPS signals while landing on a hospital helipad but the signals were reacquired with 10 minutes with normal operations during departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1070355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SMO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 3700 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Lost GPS reception to garmin 530 and 430 while landing at rooftop helipad of [an la hospital]. Looked at satellite reception page and only one satellite was available with minimal reception. Shutdown and started 10 minutes later and GPS's reacquired with no problem. No loss of reception when departing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Ambulance pilot reported the simultaneous loss of his Garmin 530 and 430 GPS signals while landing on a hospital helipad but the signals were reacquired with 10 minutes with normal operations during departure.
Narrative: Lost GPS reception to GARMIN 530 and 430 while landing at rooftop helipad of [an LA hospital]. Looked at satellite reception page and only one satellite was available with minimal reception. Shutdown and started 10 minutes later and GPS's reacquired with no problem. No loss of reception when departing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.