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Flying doctor suffers loss of aircraft control after autoplt malfunctions. Altitude deviation altitude excursion. Non adherence to ATC clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 306005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2g4 |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4700 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 306005 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Controller told me to make a right turn and go to VOR. I was in the clouds. Autoplt failed, took plane straight up, stalled and dove left. I fell 300 ft before recovering (air traffic controller was mad). I made right turn and climbed back to altitude and went to VOR. After leaving VOR, approach told me to switch to 1200 and land. After landing I failed to close flight plan (I was shook up). Took plane to gsp to have autoplt repaired. I have 3 trips to simcom planned this yr for training. If it were not for the training I could have fallen a lot further and may not have been able to recover. I recognized the problem and kicked off the autoplt, but the plane had shot straight up and rolled left and went into a dive. I will get recurrent training and upgrade my skills.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLYING DOCTOR SUFFERS LOSS OF ACFT CTL AFTER AUTOPLT MALFUNCTIONS. ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.
Narrative: CTLR TOLD ME TO MAKE A R TURN AND GO TO VOR. I WAS IN THE CLOUDS. AUTOPLT FAILED, TOOK PLANE STRAIGHT UP, STALLED AND DOVE L. I FELL 300 FT BEFORE RECOVERING (AIR TFC CTLR WAS MAD). I MADE R TURN AND CLBED BACK TO ALT AND WENT TO VOR. AFTER LEAVING VOR, APCH TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO 1200 AND LAND. AFTER LNDG I FAILED TO CLOSE FLT PLAN (I WAS SHOOK UP). TOOK PLANE TO GSP TO HAVE AUTOPLT REPAIRED. I HAVE 3 TRIPS TO SIMCOM PLANNED THIS YR FOR TRAINING. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE TRAINING I COULD HAVE FALLEN A LOT FURTHER AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER. I RECOGNIZED THE PROB AND KICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT, BUT THE PLANE HAD SHOT STRAIGHT UP AND ROLLED L AND WENT INTO A DIVE. I WILL GET RECURRENT TRAINING AND UPGRADE MY SKILLS.
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.