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Non IFR rated private pilot initiates an ILS into sba under an IFR flight plan. IMC in VFR flight was the reality with the FARS in mind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sba |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sba tower : cle |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 341622 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Non IFR rated pilot made IFR approach to ILS runway 7 and landed safely. Pilot was VFR rated, landed plane to complete last part of practical test for IFR rating. Pilot needed to complete VOR, ILS part of practical test. Pilot was not IFR rated at time of IFR approach, but was signed off to take IFR test and had completed oral, NDB approach on simulator. Pilot found it extremely hard to schedule examination with examiner at home base santa paula airport due to examiner's unwillingness to schedule examination. Pilot has noted conflict of interest with students trained with examiner. Test applicants who train at his FBO versus students at other FBO's in scheduling priority and test material.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON IFR RATED PVT PLT INITIATES AN ILS INTO SBA UNDER AN IFR FLT PLAN. IMC IN VFR FLT WAS THE REALITY WITH THE FARS IN MIND.
Narrative: NON IFR RATED PLT MADE IFR APCH TO ILS RWY 7 AND LANDED SAFELY. PLT WAS VFR RATED, LANDED PLANE TO COMPLETE LAST PART OF PRACTICAL TEST FOR IFR RATING. PLT NEEDED TO COMPLETE VOR, ILS PART OF PRACTICAL TEST. PLT WAS NOT IFR RATED AT TIME OF IFR APCH, BUT WAS SIGNED OFF TO TAKE IFR TEST AND HAD COMPLETED ORAL, NDB APCH ON SIMULATOR. PLT FOUND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO SCHEDULE EXAM WITH EXAMINER AT HOME BASE SANTA PAULA ARPT DUE TO EXAMINER'S UNWILLINGNESS TO SCHEDULE EXAM. PLT HAS NOTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH STUDENTS TRAINED WITH EXAMINER. TEST APPLICANTS WHO TRAIN AT HIS FBO VERSUS STUDENTS AT OTHER FBO'S IN SCHEDULING PRIORITY AND TEST MATERIAL.
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.