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Small aircraft forced to divert to closest airport due to WX, receives flight assist from FSS and approach control directing aircraft landing at 0f8, ok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356221 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 0f8 |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 650 agl bound upper : 650 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tul tracon : phl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| 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 : 505 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 356221 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
I was VFR with destination of 1k1, ks. I had checked ATIS of airport south of tulsa, ceilings and visibilities were marginal but ok (1200 ft ceiling). The WX deteriorated rapidly as I passed tulsa. Rather than backtrack through rain, I decided to land at first available airport. Although I had a sectional in the plane, I was using a government chart. Combined with dusk conditions and poor visibility, I was unable to determine exact position. I called mcalester FSS, they had me squawk 7700. I knew my radial and DME from tulsa VOR. I was transferred to tulsa approach who immediately gave me vectors to sand springs, which was 4 mi at 80 degrees from my position. In approximately 1 min, airport was in sight. Flight terminated uneventfully. Fuel was not an issue. At end of flight, I had 1 and a half hours of fuel remaining.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA FORCED TO DIVERT TO CLOSEST ARPT DUE TO WX, RECEIVES FLT ASSIST FROM FSS AND APCH CTL DIRECTING ACFT LNDG AT 0F8, OK.
Narrative: I WAS VFR WITH DEST OF 1K1, KS. I HAD CHKED ATIS OF ARPT S OF TULSA, CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WERE MARGINAL BUT OK (1200 FT CEILING). THE WX DETERIORATED RAPIDLY AS I PASSED TULSA. RATHER THAN BACKTRACK THROUGH RAIN, I DECIDED TO LAND AT FIRST AVAILABLE ARPT. ALTHOUGH I HAD A SECTIONAL IN THE PLANE, I WAS USING A GOV CHART. COMBINED WITH DUSK CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY, I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT POS. I CALLED MCALESTER FSS, THEY HAD ME SQUAWK 7700. I KNEW MY RADIAL AND DME FROM TULSA VOR. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO TULSA APCH WHO IMMEDIATELY GAVE ME VECTORS TO SAND SPRINGS, WHICH WAS 4 MI AT 80 DEGS FROM MY POS. IN APPROX 1 MIN, ARPT WAS IN SIGHT. FLT TERMINATED UNEVENTFULLY. FUEL WAS NOT AN ISSUE. AT END OF FLT, I HAD 1 AND A HALF HRS OF FUEL REMAINING.
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.