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The reporter was flying a new PA28A that had an avionics system of which he was unfamiliar and the communication system was intermittent. He misset the navigation system, lost communication temporarily, got off course and exceeded his assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apn |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 470 |
| ASRS Report | 425425 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight plan was to intercept V-45 (approximately 201 degree radial from apn). I was picking up a new plane, with avionics I haven't used for 8 yrs (HSI). When setting obs I must have twisted the compass card. I ended up flying approximately 45 degree radial from apn. The audio panel had intermittent switches and communications were temporarily lost. When communications were recovered tower advised of course deviation (significant) and altitude busted (600 ft). Having figured the problem out, HSI card was reset to compass. Tower gave me vector to V-45 and inadvertent altitude bust was corrected, and the proper airway was joined. There were no other traffic so there was no separation issues. Unfamiliarity with new plane, new instrument panel, new type of communication/navigation/radios and IMC flight rust all contributed. The errors were discovered and corrected. Remaining trip was without trouble.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A NEW PA28A THAT HAD AN AVIONICS SYS OF WHICH HE WAS UNFAMILIAR AND THE COM SYS WAS INTERMITTENT. HE MISSET THE NAV SYS, LOST COM TEMPORARILY, GOT OFF COURSE AND EXCEEDED HIS ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: FLT PLAN WAS TO INTERCEPT V-45 (APPROX 201 DEG RADIAL FROM APN). I WAS PICKING UP A NEW PLANE, WITH AVIONICS I HAVEN'T USED FOR 8 YRS (HSI). WHEN SETTING OBS I MUST HAVE TWISTED THE COMPASS CARD. I ENDED UP FLYING APPROX 45 DEG RADIAL FROM APN. THE AUDIO PANEL HAD INTERMITTENT SWITCHES AND COMS WERE TEMPORARILY LOST. WHEN COMS WERE RECOVERED TWR ADVISED OF COURSE DEV (SIGNIFICANT) AND ALT BUSTED (600 FT). HAVING FIGURED THE PROB OUT, HSI CARD WAS RESET TO COMPASS. TWR GAVE ME VECTOR TO V-45 AND INADVERTENT ALT BUST WAS CORRECTED, AND THE PROPER AIRWAY WAS JOINED. THERE WERE NO OTHER TFC SO THERE WAS NO SEPARATION ISSUES. UNFAMILIARITY WITH NEW PLANE, NEW INST PANEL, NEW TYPE OF COM/NAV/RADIOS AND IMC FLT RUST ALL CONTRIBUTED. THE ERRORS WERE DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED. REMAINING TRIP WAS WITHOUT TROUBLE.
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.