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Private pilot on VFR flight to rockford, il. Unable to contact approach control. When contacting tower they directed him to stay clear of the control zone. Pilot returned to airport of flight origin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rfd |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 3700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 390 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 297230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Planned VFR to rfd from wisconsin. ATIS information received broken and garbled. Could not raise approach control. Proceeded to approximately 5 mi east of airport, contacted tower. Was advised to stay out of control zone, then proceeded back to belvidere, il, and then north. Will have radio system checked out for repairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT ON VFR FLT TO ROCKFORD, IL. UNABLE TO CONTACT APCH CTL. WHEN CONTACTING TWR THEY DIRECTED HIM TO STAY CLR OF THE CTL ZONE. PLT RETURNED TO ARPT OF FLT ORIGIN.
Narrative: PLANNED VFR TO RFD FROM WISCONSIN. ATIS INFO RECEIVED BROKEN AND GARBLED. COULD NOT RAISE APCH CTL. PROCEEDED TO APPROX 5 MI E OF ARPT, CONTACTED TWR. WAS ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF CTL ZONE, THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO BELVIDERE, IL, AND THEN N. WILL HAVE RADIO SYS CHKED OUT FOR REPAIRS.
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.