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Pilot of open cockpit small transport experienced chills and shakes, turned control over to second pilot and ordered him to land. Landed at air field during air show.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : c16 |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 735 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 122785 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 122788 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Emergency: cold air causing physical debilitation of pilot. No knowledge of air show at urbana before arriving. Too late and too cold to divert elsewhere after already having invaded the airspace. Waited for air show traffic to clear before landing. I would do it again, given my physical state. (Radio not operative.) in 9/89, a and B left galesburg, il, aiming for frankfort as the first stop. As we approached chanute field with attica as the following check point on the way to frankfort, a (having already been feeling cold) suddenly got chills and shakes. We had left galesburg, il, with blue skies and warm air. The sky then began to get dark and full cloudy, with no visible sun. A told B to set down as soon as possible and suggested going south to urbana. B headed for urbana and upon arriving, discovered the air show in progress.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF OPEN COCKPIT SMT EXPERIENCED CHILLS AND SHAKES, TURNED CONTROL OVER TO SECOND PLT AND ORDERED HIM TO LAND. LANDED AT AIR FIELD DURING AIR SHOW.
Narrative: EMER: COLD AIR CAUSING PHYSICAL DEBILITATION OF PLT. NO KNOWLEDGE OF AIR SHOW AT URBANA BEFORE ARRIVING. TOO LATE AND TOO COLD TO DIVERT ELSEWHERE AFTER ALREADY HAVING INVADED THE AIRSPACE. WAITED FOR AIR SHOW TFC TO CLR BEFORE LNDG. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN, GIVEN MY PHYSICAL STATE. (RADIO NOT OPERATIVE.) IN 9/89, A AND B LEFT GALESBURG, IL, AIMING FOR FRANKFORT AS THE FIRST STOP. AS WE APCHED CHANUTE FIELD WITH ATTICA AS THE FOLLOWING CHECK POINT ON THE WAY TO FRANKFORT, A (HAVING ALREADY BEEN FEELING COLD) SUDDENLY GOT CHILLS AND SHAKES. WE HAD LEFT GALESBURG, IL, WITH BLUE SKIES AND WARM AIR. THE SKY THEN BEGAN TO GET DARK AND FULL CLOUDY, WITH NO VISIBLE SUN. A TOLD B TO SET DOWN ASAP AND SUGGESTED GOING S TO URBANA. B HEADED FOR URBANA AND UPON ARRIVING, DISCOVERED THE AIR SHOW IN PROGRESS.
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.