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Attributes | |
ACN | 377323 |
Time | |
Date | 199708 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : ene |
State Reference | ME |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 1200 |
ASRS Report | 377323 |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While attempting to remain clear of P67 I believe I accidentally came within 1/2 NM of the house. The radius is, I believe, 1 NM visually. I computed distance/bearing from a nearby VOR and used that to attempt visually to avoid. While the error is mine, I think that it is really stupid to not chart the latitude and longitude and radius of P67, other prohibited areas, class B airspace etc on sectionals. There is not even a note that P67 expands when someone is there nor was the FSS person aware of it. Earlier in the day, departed a canadian airport (CA7) VFR under a 400 ft ceiling which I thought was higher, and could not raise FSS or approach to open my IFR flight plan. I decided my safest option was to climb over the bay of fandy until I had radio reception, and did so. This was a desolate area with a very low risk of other aircraft. I did not know at the time that there was cell phone reception that would have allowed my getting a void time clearance. (There is no phone at this grass strip). I should have computed the latitude/longitude of P67 myself and created a LORAN waypoint or else stayed well clear. I should have gotten a void time clearance. (The ceiling did fall quickly.) I may have made other errors during this 2200 NM trip from georgia between aug/X-Y/97.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT TAKES OFF INTO IMC WITHOUT AN IFR CLRNC AND THEN FLIES THROUGH P67 WITHOUT AUTH. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT HAVE OR USE THE PROPER CHARTS OR PROC AND ADMITS THAT HE MAY HAVE OTHER MISDEEDS DURING THIS JOURNEY.
Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN CLR OF P67 I BELIEVE I ACCIDENTALLY CAME WITHIN 1/2 NM OF THE HOUSE. THE RADIUS IS, I BELIEVE, 1 NM VISUALLY. I COMPUTED DISTANCE/BEARING FROM A NEARBY VOR AND USED THAT TO ATTEMPT VISUALLY TO AVOID. WHILE THE ERROR IS MINE, I THINK THAT IT IS REALLY STUPID TO NOT CHART THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND RADIUS OF P67, OTHER PROHIBITED AREAS, CLASS B AIRSPACE ETC ON SECTIONALS. THERE IS NOT EVEN A NOTE THAT P67 EXPANDS WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE NOR WAS THE FSS PERSON AWARE OF IT. EARLIER IN THE DAY, DEPARTED A CANADIAN ARPT (CA7) VFR UNDER A 400 FT CEILING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HIGHER, AND COULD NOT RAISE FSS OR APCH TO OPEN MY IFR FLT PLAN. I DECIDED MY SAFEST OPTION WAS TO CLB OVER THE BAY OF FANDY UNTIL I HAD RADIO RECEPTION, AND DID SO. THIS WAS A DESOLATE AREA WITH A VERY LOW RISK OF OTHER ACFT. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THERE WAS CELL PHONE RECEPTION THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED MY GETTING A VOID TIME CLRNC. (THERE IS NO PHONE AT THIS GRASS STRIP). I SHOULD HAVE COMPUTED THE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OF P67 MYSELF AND CREATED A LORAN WAYPOINT OR ELSE STAYED WELL CLR. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A VOID TIME CLRNC. (THE CEILING DID FALL QUICKLY.) I MAY HAVE MADE OTHER ERRORS DURING THIS 2200 NM TRIP FROM GEORGIA BTWN AUG/X-Y/97.
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.