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The reporter allowed the aircraft to climb into class C airspace while in turbulence and having radio problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2900 msl bound upper : 2900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lnk |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 140 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 485 |
| ASRS Report | 351230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed uncontrolled crete airport to class C airport, lincoln, northeast. Was under 2700 ft and attempted to call lincoln approach with no response several times. Backup hand-held radio (icom) failed due to a blown fuse and low battery. Because of WX conditions there were strong updrafts which caused me to reach about 2800-2900 ft, penetrating class C. As result I circled lincoln airport and landed at a private strip. I have since svced the radio, and returned the plane to lincoln airport. To prevent recurrence, I would suggest flying low, 2500 ft or lower. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a cessna 140 which he has owned and flown out of lincoln to crete for automatic gas for the past 12 yrs. He is 77 yrs old. He stated he never penetrated the 5 mi ring while circling the airport. He stated he was outside the ring when he climbed into the class C airspace. He stated the icom radio hand-held was adapted to connecting to the aircraft electrical system and the aircraft VHF antenna. He stated the aircraft fuse blew when he connected the radio to the aircraft system. He stated he landed at a nearby uncontrolled airport and had the aircraft radio repaired and the fuse was replaced which corrected the hand-held problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR ALLOWED THE ACFT TO CLB INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WHILE IN TURB AND HAVING RADIO PROBS.
Narrative: DEPARTED UNCTLED CRETE ARPT TO CLASS C ARPT, LINCOLN, NE. WAS UNDER 2700 FT AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL LINCOLN APCH WITH NO RESPONSE SEVERAL TIMES. BACKUP HAND-HELD RADIO (ICOM) FAILED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE AND LOW BATTERY. BECAUSE OF WX CONDITIONS THERE WERE STRONG UPDRAFTS WHICH CAUSED ME TO REACH ABOUT 2800-2900 FT, PENETRATING CLASS C. AS RESULT I CIRCLED LINCOLN ARPT AND LANDED AT A PVT STRIP. I HAVE SINCE SVCED THE RADIO, AND RETURNED THE PLANE TO LINCOLN ARPT. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, I WOULD SUGGEST FLYING LOW, 2500 FT OR LOWER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A CESSNA 140 WHICH HE HAS OWNED AND FLOWN OUT OF LINCOLN TO CRETE FOR AUTO GAS FOR THE PAST 12 YRS. HE IS 77 YRS OLD. HE STATED HE NEVER PENETRATED THE 5 MI RING WHILE CIRCLING THE ARPT. HE STATED HE WAS OUTSIDE THE RING WHEN HE CLBED INTO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE. HE STATED THE ICOM RADIO HAND-HELD WAS ADAPTED TO CONNECTING TO THE ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS AND THE ACFT VHF ANTENNA. HE STATED THE ACFT FUSE BLEW WHEN HE CONNECTED THE RADIO TO THE ACFT SYS. HE STATED HE LANDED AT A NEARBY UNCTLED ARPT AND HAD THE ACFT RADIO REPAIRED AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE HAND-HELD 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.