Narrative:

I was the pilot and sole occupant of a BE35 bonanza cruising at 8000 ft from ahn to ssi. WX conditions were rain, some turbulence and clouds. As I neared ssi, I asked center (132.50, I believe) if she had the WX at ssi, and was told that I would be able to get that on 126.75. I asked center if she was handing me off, and did not hear an affirmative reply. Shortly after, I tried to contact jacksonville on, I believe, 132.50, and was unable to do so. Within a short time, another airplane transmitted a message to me that I was to contact ZJX on 126.75. Center then told me that she would vector me for the VOR approach into ssi. I told her that I understood the VOR to be notamed out, and she asked me which NDB approach I would like, runway 4 or runway 22. I can't remember which I selected, but as I retrieved the chart, I hit turbulence and my entire chart book scattered and fell to the floor of the airplane. I abandoned the approach into ssi, called a missed approach, and asked that I be brought back into radar coverage of ZJX and vectored to the ILS at bqk. Center was unable to vector me, but directed me to fly to jaffe. Because my charts had fallen on the floor of the airplane, I asked for help, requesting center to let me climb into radar coverage, and hold until I could retrieve my charts. I was told to fly present heading (north, as I recall) and climb to 6000 ft. I did so. At a point in the process I was told to fly to jaffe and hold at or above 6000 ft (my best recollection is 'at or above 6000 ft,' though I can't now be positive it wasn't 6000 ft). During the process of getting into and executing the hold, I inadvertently had an altitude excursion above and below 6000 ft. Center did not call any deviation to my attention. I was cleared for the ILS into bqk, and shot the approach without incident. I attribute this series of events to loss of radio contact and dropping charts creating distrs, and then heavy workload in a short period of time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ATTEMPTING APCH IN IFR CONDITIONS HITS TURB AND CHARTS FLY ALL OVER THE COCKPIT. UNABLE TO COMPLETE APCH HE REQUESTS VECTORS TO A NEARBY ARPT, THEN AN AIR HOLD TO ASSEMBLE HIS CHARTS AGAIN. IN THE PROCESS HE HAS AN ALTDEV.

Narrative: I WAS THE PLT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A BE35 BONANZA CRUISING AT 8000 FT FROM AHN TO SSI. WX CONDITIONS WERE RAIN, SOME TURB AND CLOUDS. AS I NEARED SSI, I ASKED CTR (132.50, I BELIEVE) IF SHE HAD THE WX AT SSI, AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT ON 126.75. I ASKED CTR IF SHE WAS HANDING ME OFF, AND DID NOT HEAR AN AFFIRMATIVE REPLY. SHORTLY AFTER, I TRIED TO CONTACT JACKSONVILLE ON, I BELIEVE, 132.50, AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. WITHIN A SHORT TIME, ANOTHER AIRPLANE XMITTED A MESSAGE TO ME THAT I WAS TO CONTACT ZJX ON 126.75. CTR THEN TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD VECTOR ME FOR THE VOR APCH INTO SSI. I TOLD HER THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE VOR TO BE NOTAMED OUT, AND SHE ASKED ME WHICH NDB APCH I WOULD LIKE, RWY 4 OR RWY 22. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH I SELECTED, BUT AS I RETRIEVED THE CHART, I HIT TURB AND MY ENTIRE CHART BOOK SCATTERED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE AIRPLANE. I ABANDONED THE APCH INTO SSI, CALLED A MISSED APCH, AND ASKED THAT I BE BROUGHT BACK INTO RADAR COVERAGE OF ZJX AND VECTORED TO THE ILS AT BQK. CTR WAS UNABLE TO VECTOR ME, BUT DIRECTED ME TO FLY TO JAFFE. BECAUSE MY CHARTS HAD FALLEN ON THE FLOOR OF THE AIRPLANE, I ASKED FOR HELP, REQUESTING CTR TO LET ME CLB INTO RADAR COVERAGE, AND HOLD UNTIL I COULD RETRIEVE MY CHARTS. I WAS TOLD TO FLY PRESENT HDG (N, AS I RECALL) AND CLB TO 6000 FT. I DID SO. AT A POINT IN THE PROCESS I WAS TOLD TO FLY TO JAFFE AND HOLD AT OR ABOVE 6000 FT (MY BEST RECOLLECTION IS 'AT OR ABOVE 6000 FT,' THOUGH I CAN'T NOW BE POSITIVE IT WASN'T 6000 FT). DURING THE PROCESS OF GETTING INTO AND EXECUTING THE HOLD, I INADVERTENTLY HAD AN ALT EXCURSION ABOVE AND BELOW 6000 FT. CTR DID NOT CALL ANY DEV TO MY ATTN. I WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS INTO BQK, AND SHOT THE APCH WITHOUT INCIDENT. I ATTRIBUTE THIS SERIES OF EVENTS TO LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT AND DROPPING CHARTS CREATING DISTRS, AND THEN HVY WORKLOAD IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

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.