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Pilot reporter aids lost spi while listening up in emergency frequency 121 pt 5 and coordination efforts of TRACON approach controllers in a flight assist to a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mfd |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mfd |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 324 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 180454 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying eastbound on V-8, at 7000', about 25 NM west of mfd, I picked up a distress call on 121.5 MHZ from a student pilot who was lost. The pilot said, 'this is small aircraft ATC. I'm a student pilot and I've become disoriented and I don't know where I am, can someone help?' having been listening to 121.5 MHZ in my second communication, I turned up the volume to see if anyone answered her distress call. A dayton or cincinnati approach controller got on the frequency and tried communicating with her. After a couple of xmissions, the approach controller seemed to lose contact with her. I notified the mansfield approach controller that I was going to leave the frequency to assist an aircraft in distress on 121.5 MHZ. My request was approved. For about the next 10 mins, I relayed information to the lost pilot from the approach controller and back to the pilot. Questions asked were: 'what was your last known position? What is your altitude? Change your transponder code to ...., can you receive the rosewood VOR on 117.5 MHZ?' and so on. The controller then requested the student pilot to squawk 7700. A controller at ZID saw her transponder signal. I relayed the center's 2-WAY frequency to the student pilot, who was instructed to contact ZID. Everything worked out. The student pilot was given her location and directed to a nearby airport. I guess the lesson here is to listen to 121.5 MHZ. You never know who might need help. Helping another pilot in distress can really make your day knowing that you, a pilot, can make a difference by turning a potentially serious situation into a safe one.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT REPORTER AIDS LOST SPI WHILE LISTENING UP IN EMER FREQ 121 PT 5 AND COORD EFFORTS OF TRACON APCH CTLRS IN A FLT ASSIST TO A SAFE LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING EBND ON V-8, AT 7000', ABOUT 25 NM W OF MFD, I PICKED UP A DISTRESS CALL ON 121.5 MHZ FROM A STUDENT PLT WHO WAS LOST. THE PLT SAID, 'THIS IS SMA ATC. I'M A STUDENT PLT AND I'VE BECOME DISORIENTED AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM, CAN SOMEONE HELP?' HAVING BEEN LISTENING TO 121.5 MHZ IN MY SEC COM, I TURNED UP THE VOLUME TO SEE IF ANYONE ANSWERED HER DISTRESS CALL. A DAYTON OR CINCINNATI APCH CTLR GOT ON THE FREQ AND TRIED COMMUNICATING WITH HER. AFTER A COUPLE OF XMISSIONS, THE APCH CTLR SEEMED TO LOSE CONTACT WITH HER. I NOTIFIED THE MANSFIELD APCH CTLR THAT I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THE FREQ TO ASSIST AN ACFT IN DISTRESS ON 121.5 MHZ. MY REQUEST WAS APPROVED. FOR ABOUT THE NEXT 10 MINS, I RELAYED INFO TO THE LOST PLT FROM THE APCH CTLR AND BACK TO THE PLT. QUESTIONS ASKED WERE: 'WHAT WAS YOUR LAST KNOWN POS? WHAT IS YOUR ALT? CHANGE YOUR XPONDER CODE TO ...., CAN YOU RECEIVE THE ROSEWOOD VOR ON 117.5 MHZ?' AND SO ON. THE CTLR THEN REQUESTED THE STUDENT PLT TO SQUAWK 7700. A CTLR AT ZID SAW HER XPONDER SIGNAL. I RELAYED THE CTR'S 2-WAY FREQ TO THE STUDENT PLT, WHO WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT ZID. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT. THE STUDENT PLT WAS GIVEN HER LOCATION AND DIRECTED TO A NEARBY ARPT. I GUESS THE LESSON HERE IS TO LISTEN TO 121.5 MHZ. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MIGHT NEED HELP. HELPING ANOTHER PLT IN DISTRESS CAN REALLY MAKE YOUR DAY KNOWING THAT YOU, A PLT, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY TURNING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION INTO A SAFE ONE.
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.