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Small aircraft pilot reported marginal radio communications deteriorated from IAF [initial approach fix] altitude to an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1680103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PVW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 61 Flight Crew Total 321 Flight Crew Type 220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Klbb TRACON cleared me for RNAV (GPS) runway 22; IAF ucepe. I was told 'report when crossing ucepe inbound.' radio communications were good at 5;200 MSL; marginal at 5;100; but communications were lost upon descending to 5;000 ft MSL. Approach and landing were uneventful. Recommend revising this IAP so that the minimum altitude for the approach segment (ucepe through cubky) is 5;200 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft Pilot reported marginal radio communications deteriorated from IAF [Initial Approach Fix] altitude to an uneventful landing.
Narrative: KLBB TRACON cleared me for RNAV (GPS) RWY 22; IAF UCEPE. I was told 'report when crossing UCEPE inbound.' Radio communications were good at 5;200 MSL; marginal at 5;100; but communications were lost upon descending to 5;000 ft MSL. Approach and landing were uneventful. Recommend revising this IAP so that the minimum altitude for the approach segment (UCEPE through CUBKY) is 5;200 ft MSL.
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.