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A BE33 pilot was engaged as a radio relay for an ARTCC controller working the area around pln and mcd because of the poor radio coverage in this area. The pilot was distraction by this activity and made errors during his approachs to these airports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pln airport : mcd |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp tower : msp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 405021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| 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 |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
This was a routine 1 1/2 hour flight, excellent WX en route, a thin deck reported in mackinac island with 500 ft ceilings, moderate turbulence forecast because of winds. No turbulence encountered until final stage of approach, at which time moderate turbulence encountered. Workload was dramatically increased when ZMP repeatedly needed my assistance to copy and relay departure and other clrncs as ZMP is unable to maintain radar contact or communications with aircraft in the approach phase of the flts into mackinac island or pellston or adjoining airports. This is a dangerous day-in/day-out operation. It is an accident waiting to happen -- especially with air carrier aircraft operating out of pellston airport. My increased workload to assist center, coupled with turbulence and a missed approach, caused me to err in a holding procedure and to err in the approachs I accepted into mackinac island at pellston.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE33 PLT WAS ENGAGED AS A RADIO RELAY FOR AN ARTCC CTLR WORKING THE AREA AROUND PLN AND MCD BECAUSE OF THE POOR RADIO COVERAGE IN THIS AREA. THE PLT WAS DISTR BY THIS ACTIVITY AND MADE ERRORS DURING HIS APCHS TO THESE ARPTS.
Narrative: THIS WAS A ROUTINE 1 1/2 HR FLT, EXCELLENT WX ENRTE, A THIN DECK RPTED IN MACKINAC ISLAND WITH 500 FT CEILINGS, MODERATE TURB FORECAST BECAUSE OF WINDS. NO TURB ENCOUNTERED UNTIL FINAL STAGE OF APCH, AT WHICH TIME MODERATE TURB ENCOUNTERED. WORKLOAD WAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED WHEN ZMP REPEATEDLY NEEDED MY ASSISTANCE TO COPY AND RELAY DEP AND OTHER CLRNCS AS ZMP IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RADAR CONTACT OR COMS WITH ACFT IN THE APCH PHASE OF THE FLTS INTO MACKINAC ISLAND OR PELLSTON OR ADJOINING ARPTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DAY-IN/DAY-OUT OP. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN -- ESPECIALLY WITH ACR ACFT OPERATING OUT OF PELLSTON ARPT. MY INCREASED WORKLOAD TO ASSIST CTR, COUPLED WITH TURB AND A MISSED APCH, CAUSED ME TO ERR IN A HOLDING PROC AND TO ERR IN THE APCHS I ACCEPTED INTO MACKINAC ISLAND AT PELLSTON.
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.