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Small aircraft on photo mission hears 'ghost broadcast' indicating it is FAA and a violation will be filed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 281881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : frg |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9750 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 281881 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Photo mission over west islip at 700-1000 ft MSL, VFR -- day, 8 mi visibility. Ny approach 120.05. VFR flight advisories. While orbiting site between 700-1000 ft AGL, a ghost broadcaster on 120.05, states he is an FAA inspector and that the aircraft is flying at a 150 ft in violation of far's and will be prosecuted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there has been no follow up by FAA and when reporter spoke to TRACON they indicated there have been other incidents where 'ghost broadcasts' occurred with aircraft on the ILS. ATC does not hear these broadcast but flcs in the aircraft do and follow the instructions believing ATC instructed them. The area is near the localizer. Reporter reported to TRACON that there are now photos of the area where these broadcast are coming from. Reporter was in communication with ny approach the entire time of the photo flight and had permission for all actions during the photo flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON PHOTO MISSION HEARS 'GHOST BROADCAST' INDICATING IT IS FAA AND A VIOLATION WILL BE FILED.
Narrative: PHOTO MISSION OVER W ISLIP AT 700-1000 FT MSL, VFR -- DAY, 8 MI VISIBILITY. NY APCH 120.05. VFR FLT ADVISORIES. WHILE ORBITING SITE BTWN 700-1000 FT AGL, A GHOST BROADCASTER ON 120.05, STATES HE IS AN FAA INSPECTOR AND THAT THE ACFT IS FLYING AT A 150 FT IN VIOLATION OF FAR'S AND WILL BE PROSECUTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP BY FAA AND WHEN RPTR SPOKE TO TRACON THEY INDICATED THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE 'GHOST BROADCASTS' OCCURRED WITH ACFT ON THE ILS. ATC DOES NOT HEAR THESE BROADCAST BUT FLCS IN THE ACFT DO AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELIEVING ATC INSTRUCTED THEM. THE AREA IS NEAR THE LOC. RPTR RPTED TO TRACON THAT THERE ARE NOW PHOTOS OF THE AREA WHERE THESE BROADCAST ARE COMING FROM. RPTR WAS IN COM WITH NY APCH THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE PHOTO FLT AND HAD PERMISSION FOR ALL ACTIONS DURING THE PHOTO FLT.
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.