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Pilot of an small transport private aircraft divert land via radar assistance after the aircraft directional gyro failed and the turbulent air did not enable the magnetic compass to be useful for instrument approach purposes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 265898 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day tower : jfk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 265898 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a pleasure flight from ahn to ptk, I experienced a loss of a directional gyro and had a difficult time following assigned radar vectors from the controller. Due to the turbulence in-flight, I could not use the magnetic compass so I requested an ASR approach into dayton international and landed without incident. The aircraft is currently in an avionics shop to resolve the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT PVT ACFT DIVERT LAND VIA RADAR ASSISTANCE AFTER THE ACFT DIRECTIONAL GYRO FAILED AND THE TURBULENT AIR DID NOT ENABLE THE MAGNETIC COMPASS TO BE USEFUL FOR INST APCH PURPOSES.
Narrative: DURING A PLEASURE FLT FROM AHN TO PTK, I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF A DIRECTIONAL GYRO AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FOLLOWING ASSIGNED RADAR VECTORS FROM THE CTLR. DUE TO THE TURB INFLT, I COULD NOT USE THE MAGNETIC COMPASS SO I REQUESTED AN ASR APCH INTO DAYTON INTL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY IN AN AVIONICS SHOP TO RESOLVE THE PROB.
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.