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Attributes | |
ACN | 191493 |
Time | |
Date | 199110 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 30f airport : zzz |
State Reference | TX |
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 | landing other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 54 |
ASRS Report | 191493 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | observation : observer |
Qualification | other other : other |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The flight was a VFR pleasure flight from tyr to dto. 1 hour into the flight the need for restroom facilities became urgent. As I was approaching lakeview (edf) airport I noticed a new, appearing, isolated airstrip not on the charts and with no X on runway. It seemed a good choice to solve my restroom problem. Upon landing I was met by a car with security guards taking my name, address, aircraft identify number, informing me I had erred. No person or property was endangered. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he has since found out that the city of fresco began airport construction, completed runway and some roads then halted further construction. No markings of closed runway. Security people blocked runway front and behind. He gave the information requested and got out in a hurry. He felt they might be drug people.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT MAKES PHYSIOLOGICAL EMER LNDG AT ARPT NOT ON CHART.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS A VFR PLEASURE FLT FROM TYR TO DTO. 1 HR INTO THE FLT THE NEED FOR RESTROOM FACILITIES BECAME URGENT. AS I WAS APCHING LAKEVIEW (EDF) ARPT I NOTICED A NEW, APPEARING, ISOLATED AIRSTRIP NOT ON THE CHARTS AND WITH NO X ON RWY. IT SEEMED A GOOD CHOICE TO SOLVE MY RESTROOM PROBLEM. UPON LNDG I WAS MET BY A CAR WITH SECURITY GUARDS TAKING MY NAME, ADDRESS, ACFT IDENT NUMBER, INFORMING ME I HAD ERRED. NO PERSON OR PROPERTY WAS ENDANGERED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAS SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE CITY OF FRESCO BEGAN ARPT CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETED RWY AND SOME ROADS THEN HALTED FURTHER CONSTRUCTION. NO MARKINGS OF CLOSED RWY. SECURITY PEOPLE BLOCKED RWY FRONT AND BEHIND. HE GAVE THE INFO REQUESTED AND GOT OUT IN A HURRY. HE FELT THEY MIGHT BE DRUG PEOPLE.
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.