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Formation of four smas declare an emegency so as to land on taxiway of closed airport account low fuel situation. Airport was point of destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : loz |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 143821 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
A WX briefing was obtained from cleveland FSS by the lead pilot for our group of four planes on april about early am. The flight was a VFR x-country from 15G (weltzien) to loz via ctw, tpu, hvq and azq. When asked, no NOTAMS were issued for this route of flight. Flight following was utilized through cleveland center then indianapolis center. When airport was in sight (visibility was 7 mi) request was made to terminate flight following to contact loz. When loz was contacted we were informed the airport was closed due to resurfacing of runway. When asked, loz informed us the nearest airport was 20 mi west. When we plotted it on our sectional it was 27 mi. At the time winds were at 260. According to our preflight calculations we had 30 min of fuel remaining, but because of a 260 degree headwind, the nearest airport being 26 mi and the gauges fluctuating on empty we asked loz what choices we had. We were informed we could land on a 3500' taxiway if we declared an emergency to cover liability for granting permission to land on the taxiway. Upon refueling it was found the plane had 5 gals of usable fuel remaining. To prevent a recurrence of this problem, I would in the future call early to make sure the airport was open and not stay in contact with flight following as long as I did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FORMATION OF FOUR SMAS DECLARE AN EMEGENCY SO AS TO LAND ON TXWY OF CLOSED ARPT ACCOUNT LOW FUEL SITUATION. ARPT WAS POINT OF DESTINATION.
Narrative: A WX BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED FROM CLEVELAND FSS BY THE LEAD PLT FOR OUR GROUP OF FOUR PLANES ON APRIL ABOUT EARLY AM. THE FLT WAS A VFR X-COUNTRY FROM 15G (WELTZIEN) TO LOZ VIA CTW, TPU, HVQ AND AZQ. WHEN ASKED, NO NOTAMS WERE ISSUED FOR THIS RTE OF FLT. FLT FOLLOWING WAS UTILIZED THROUGH CLEVELAND CTR THEN INDIANAPOLIS CTR. WHEN ARPT WAS IN SIGHT (VISIBILITY WAS 7 MI) REQUEST WAS MADE TO TERMINATE FLT FOLLOWING TO CONTACT LOZ. WHEN LOZ WAS CONTACTED WE WERE INFORMED THE ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO RESURFACING OF RWY. WHEN ASKED, LOZ INFORMED US THE NEAREST ARPT WAS 20 MI W. WHEN WE PLOTTED IT ON OUR SECTIONAL IT WAS 27 MI. AT THE TIME WINDS WERE AT 260. ACCORDING TO OUR PREFLT CALCULATIONS WE HAD 30 MIN OF FUEL REMAINING, BUT BECAUSE OF A 260 DEG HEADWIND, THE NEAREST ARPT BEING 26 MI AND THE GAUGES FLUCTUATING ON EMPTY WE ASKED LOZ WHAT CHOICES WE HAD. WE WERE INFORMED WE COULD LAND ON A 3500' TXWY IF WE DECLARED AN EMER TO COVER LIABILITY FOR GRANTING PERMISSION TO LAND ON THE TXWY. UPON REFUELING IT WAS FOUND THE PLANE HAD 5 GALS OF USABLE FUEL REMAINING. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS PROB, I WOULD IN THE FUTURE CALL EARLY TO MAKE SURE THE ARPT WAS OPEN AND NOT STAY IN CONTACT WITH FLT FOLLOWING AS LONG AS I DID.
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.