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Small aircraft pilot lost but over large airport. Lands without clearance. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Unauthorized landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ilm |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ilm |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 89 flight time type : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 236821 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying from wilkes county to sandhills VOR then 158 degree radial to cypress bay, came upon airport with 4 runways with tower. Contacted myrtle beach, advised that I was lost but over a controled airport with one of the runways being 35. Was advised that radar service was down and to contact a station that I didn't understand, asking to repeat I got no reply. After trying to get a fix on my position without any luck, I broadcasted that I was going to land at the airport. Traffic was light, visibility was good and I knew the controllers below would have a fix on me. I felt confident that I could land without any problem, and did. After landing at wilmington I talked to the people in the tower and explained the situation. After leaving wilmington, picked up multi engine instrument rated pilot at cypress bay for trip back to wilkes county. We discovered that the NDB was giving erratic swings, #2 navigation had quit working and #1 navigation only worked 50 percent of the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT LOST BUT OVER LARGE ARPT. LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. UNAUTH LNDG.
Narrative: FLYING FROM WILKES COUNTY TO SANDHILLS VOR THEN 158 DEG RADIAL TO CYPRESS BAY, CAME UPON ARPT WITH 4 RWYS WITH TWR. CONTACTED MYRTLE BEACH, ADVISED THAT I WAS LOST BUT OVER A CTLED ARPT WITH ONE OF THE RWYS BEING 35. WAS ADVISED THAT RADAR SVC WAS DOWN AND TO CONTACT A STATION THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, ASKING TO REPEAT I GOT NO REPLY. AFTER TRYING TO GET A FIX ON MY POS WITHOUT ANY LUCK, I BROADCASTED THAT I WAS GOING TO LAND AT THE ARPT. TFC WAS LIGHT, VISIBILITY WAS GOOD AND I KNEW THE CTLRS BELOW WOULD HAVE A FIX ON ME. I FELT CONFIDENT THAT I COULD LAND WITHOUT ANY PROB, AND DID. AFTER LNDG AT WILMINGTON I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE IN THE TWR AND EXPLAINED THE SIT. AFTER LEAVING WILMINGTON, PICKED UP MULTI ENG INST RATED PLT AT CYPRESS BAY FOR TRIP BACK TO WILKES COUNTY. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE NDB WAS GIVING ERRATIC SWINGS, #2 NAV HAD QUIT WORKING AND #1 NAV ONLY WORKED 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
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.