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After several abandoned approachs due to adverse WX conditions, small transport twin pilot had difficulty with ATC refiling IFR flight plan at vgt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423321 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tiw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 423321 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Problem: I was on an IFR flight plan and cleared for a visual approach in a TCA to vgt. Made 3 visual approachs, but was unsuccessful because of high xwinds, turbulence and windshear. ATC would not accept a missed approach. Requested I keep clear of TCA and maintain VFR. Advised I was unable and running low on fuel. They finally accepted me back into system and I landed at las. Solution: ATC should accept back into IFR system no matter how many attempts to land are made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER SEVERAL ABANDONED APCHS DUE TO ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS, SMT TWIN PLT HAD DIFFICULTY WITH ATC REFILING IFR FLT PLAN AT VGT.
Narrative: PROB: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH IN A TCA TO VGT. MADE 3 VISUAL APCHS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF HIGH XWINDS, TURB AND WINDSHEAR. ATC WOULD NOT ACCEPT A MISSED APCH. REQUESTED I KEEP CLR OF TCA AND MAINTAIN VFR. ADVISED I WAS UNABLE AND RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. THEY FINALLY ACCEPTED ME BACK INTO SYS AND I LANDED AT LAS. SOLUTION: ATC SHOULD ACCEPT BACK INTO IFR SYS NO MATTER HOW MANY ATTEMPTS TO LAND ARE MADE.
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.