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Attributes | |
ACN | 1632987 |
Time | |
Date | 201904 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Cessna 400 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 3445 Flight Crew Type 300 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
During an IFR flight I experienced an in-flight emergency (suspected hypoxia) which required a pilot deviation to safely land the aircraft. Due to this in-flight emergency; my ability to communicate with ATC in any way was hindered and no communication was possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna T-240 pilot reported hypoxia symptoms and diverted to land.
Narrative: During an IFR flight I experienced an in-flight emergency (suspected hypoxia) which required a pilot deviation to safely land the aircraft. Due to this in-flight emergency; my ability to communicate with ATC in any way was hindered and no communication was possible.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.