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PA34 has complete loss of navigation equipment while IFR and is vectored to VFR under a 1000 ft ceiling for a landing at avp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avp |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 352180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on the IFR departure, experienced a complete navigation failure, IMC. Unable to navigation to a local airport under VFR, I requested a vector to the departure airport (avp) and an IFR descent to a lowest vectoring altitude. While in the descent I was 1.5 NM to the west of avp and broke out of the clouds, followed by a clearance to land any runway at avp. Although no priority was given or emergency was declared, the controller treated it as one. I followed up the landing with a call to the tower to make sure the IFR was canceled. He reiterated the fact no priority or emergency was declared. He told me there was no problem, and was glad I was on the ground. I concurred with his comment!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA34 HAS COMPLETE LOSS OF NAV EQUIP WHILE IFR AND IS VECTORED TO VFR UNDER A 1000 FT CEILING FOR A LNDG AT AVP.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE IFR DEP, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE NAV FAILURE, IMC. UNABLE TO NAV TO A LCL ARPT UNDER VFR, I REQUESTED A VECTOR TO THE DEP ARPT (AVP) AND AN IFR DSCNT TO A LOWEST VECTORING ALT. WHILE IN THE DSCNT I WAS 1.5 NM TO THE W OF AVP AND BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS, FOLLOWED BY A CLRNC TO LAND ANY RWY AT AVP. ALTHOUGH NO PRIORITY WAS GIVEN OR EMER WAS DECLARED, THE CTLR TREATED IT AS ONE. I FOLLOWED UP THE LNDG WITH A CALL TO THE TWR TO MAKE SURE THE IFR WAS CANCELED. HE REITERATED THE FACT NO PRIORITY OR EMER WAS DECLARED. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROB, AND WAS GLAD I WAS ON THE GND. I CONCURRED WITH HIS COMMENT!
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.