Pilot on IFR flight plan attempts VOR approach published in current nos. Told VOR died in a tornado ...

Attributes
ACN	197624
Time
Date	199112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 81j
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vps
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	197624
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

During preflight planning, checked for instrument approach into destin, fl, (81J). Found 1 VOR approach to (nos) airport off eglin VOR. Received WX briefing from gainesville FSS. The briefer stated all vors along route were operational. Flying over tyndall AFB tuned in eglin VOR. VOR did not appear operational. Upon contacting eglin approach they stated eglin VOR was destroyed 3 yrs earlier during a tornado. Why is the approach still published every 60 days? Why did the FSS briefer not notify of the shutdown? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he called the NOTAM 'people' who stated it is a published NOTAM so no longer issued by FSS. He had reviewed the approach procedure prior to departing and with FSS indicating all vors on route were operational thought all was well. There is a note on low altitude chart that VOR is shutdown which he saw after the fact. Reporter says it seems like a disclaimer. Approach controller laughed when he said he could not get a signal. Hopes something will be done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON IFR FLT PLAN ATTEMPTS VOR APCH PUBLISHED IN CURRENT NOS. TOLD VOR DIED IN A TORNADO 3 YRS AGO.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT PLANNING, CHKED FOR INST APCH INTO DESTIN, FL, (81J). FOUND 1 VOR APCH TO (NOS) ARPT OFF EGLIN VOR. RECEIVED WX BRIEFING FROM GAINESVILLE FSS. THE BRIEFER STATED ALL VORS ALONG RTE WERE OPERATIONAL. FLYING OVER TYNDALL AFB TUNED IN EGLIN VOR. VOR DID NOT APPEAR OPERATIONAL. UPON CONTACTING EGLIN APCH THEY STATED EGLIN VOR WAS DESTROYED 3 YRS EARLIER DURING A TORNADO. WHY IS THE APCH STILL PUBLISHED EVERY 60 DAYS? WHY DID THE FSS BRIEFER NOT NOTIFY OF THE SHUTDOWN? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE CALLED THE NOTAM 'PEOPLE' WHO STATED IT IS A PUBLISHED NOTAM SO NO LONGER ISSUED BY FSS. HE HAD REVIEWED THE APCH PROC PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND WITH FSS INDICATING ALL VORS ON RTE WERE OPERATIONAL THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. THERE IS A NOTE ON LOW ALT CHART THAT VOR IS SHUTDOWN WHICH HE SAW AFTER THE FACT. RPTR SAYS IT SEEMS LIKE A DISCLAIMER. APCH CTLR LAUGHED WHEN HE SAID HE COULD NOT GET A SIGNAL. HOPES SOMETHING WILL BE DONE.

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.

Pilot on IFR flight plan attempts VOR approach published in current nos. Told VOR died in a tornado 3 yrs ago.