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Aircraft equipment problem causes small aircraft pilot to change plans and creates an unauthorized penetration of airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202829 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : emt |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tracon : ont |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 202829 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was IFR en route from corona (L66) to monterey (mry) along V186 approximately elmoo intersection. We had a vacuum system failure. I then cancelled IFR and made a left hand turn to return to our home base. Burbank approach advised me to squawk VFR and contact ontario approach. During my 180 degree turn and without having gyro indications and strong winds aloft from the northeast. I may have drifted into the los angeles TCA. When I contacted ontario approach I was advised 'turn nebound to clear TCA.' I was operating IFR and had planned to be operating IFR for the entire flight. I did not have any VFR charts aboard. Only current IFR charts. For this reason I could not determine ground reference to determine if I entered TCA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CAUSES SMA PLT TO CHANGE PLANS AND CREATES AN UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS IFR ENRTE FROM CORONA (L66) TO MONTEREY (MRY) ALONG V186 APPROX ELMOO INTXN. WE HAD A VACUUM SYS FAILURE. I THEN CANCELLED IFR AND MADE A L HAND TURN TO RETURN TO OUR HOME BASE. BURBANK APCH ADVISED ME TO SQUAWK VFR AND CONTACT ONTARIO APCH. DURING MY 180 DEG TURN AND WITHOUT HAVING GYRO INDICATIONS AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT FROM THE NE. I MAY HAVE DRIFTED INTO THE LOS ANGELES TCA. WHEN I CONTACTED ONTARIO APCH I WAS ADVISED 'TURN NEBOUND TO CLR TCA.' I WAS OPERATING IFR AND HAD PLANNED TO BE OPERATING IFR FOR THE ENTIRE FLT. I DID NOT HAVE ANY VFR CHARTS ABOARD. ONLY CURRENT IFR CHARTS. FOR THIS REASON I COULD NOT DETERMINE GND REF TO DETERMINE IF I ENTERED TCA.
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.