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An instructor and a pilot who was testing his newly delivered BE58 flew into a restr area while distraction by a surging engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : lsv tracon : las |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 396695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had just taken possession of my 58TC baron. It was delivered to me at vgt. My instructor and I determined that we needed to test the airplane outside the nellis AFB and mccarran environment. We told the tower we were headed to mesquite and they gave us a suggested departure heading of 340 degrees. About 3 mi north of the airport, we decided that going over the hills would definitely keep us away from nellis, but the tops were covered in clouds. We then decided to go around to the west and look for an opening in the clouds or possibly a mountain pass. After going out about 15 mi, we assessed that it was too risky and decided to return to vgt. The left engine began surging so we started to assess and/or fix the problem. We started doing a series of turns to buy time to work on the problem. In the distance, I noticed a large runway. I checked the map and radioed them. They informed me I was in a restr area and should call when I got back to vgt. Upon our return, we doublechked our maps and noted that we had drifted into a restr area. The engine problem turned out to be a bad turbocharger waste gate in the left engine. It is currently being fixed. The error was mine. I should not have allowed myself to be preoccupied with the engine surge. It was my first flight in my airplane. My wife had lectured me about buying a plane without flying it first. I was humbled by the notion that she was right -- again. I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSTRUCTOR AND A PLT WHO WAS TESTING HIS NEWLY DELIVERED BE58 FLEW INTO A RESTR AREA WHILE DISTR BY A SURGING ENG.
Narrative: I HAD JUST TAKEN POSSESSION OF MY 58TC BARON. IT WAS DELIVERED TO ME AT VGT. MY INSTRUCTOR AND I DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED TO TEST THE AIRPLANE OUTSIDE THE NELLIS AFB AND MCCARRAN ENVIRONMENT. WE TOLD THE TWR WE WERE HEADED TO MESQUITE AND THEY GAVE US A SUGGESTED DEP HDG OF 340 DEGS. ABOUT 3 MI N OF THE ARPT, WE DECIDED THAT GOING OVER THE HILLS WOULD DEFINITELY KEEP US AWAY FROM NELLIS, BUT THE TOPS WERE COVERED IN CLOUDS. WE THEN DECIDED TO GO AROUND TO THE W AND LOOK FOR AN OPENING IN THE CLOUDS OR POSSIBLY A MOUNTAIN PASS. AFTER GOING OUT ABOUT 15 MI, WE ASSESSED THAT IT WAS TOO RISKY AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO VGT. THE L ENG BEGAN SURGING SO WE STARTED TO ASSESS AND/OR FIX THE PROB. WE STARTED DOING A SERIES OF TURNS TO BUY TIME TO WORK ON THE PROB. IN THE DISTANCE, I NOTICED A LARGE RWY. I CHKED THE MAP AND RADIOED THEM. THEY INFORMED ME I WAS IN A RESTR AREA AND SHOULD CALL WHEN I GOT BACK TO VGT. UPON OUR RETURN, WE DOUBLECHKED OUR MAPS AND NOTED THAT WE HAD DRIFTED INTO A RESTR AREA. THE ENG PROB TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE IN THE L ENG. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED. THE ERROR WAS MINE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ENG SURGE. IT WAS MY FIRST FLT IN MY AIRPLANE. MY WIFE HAD LECTURED ME ABOUT BUYING A PLANE WITHOUT FLYING IT FIRST. I WAS HUMBLED BY THE NOTION THAT SHE WAS RIGHT -- AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE I MAY HAVE CAUSED.
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.