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A BE55 cpr pilot flies off course and suspects that his disorientation was created by fumes from a malfunctioning heater.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ach.vortac |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v234.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 434500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a routine trip to deliver an airplane I had misset the course selector on the RMI by 10 degrees. ATC advised me, I was 3 NM south of course and gave me a vector to rejoin the airway. I was well rested and comfortable in the aircraft. The temperature was cool at 10000 ft MSL so I turned the janitrol heater on. I smelled fumes but thought nothing of it. After discovering this error I wondered if something might be mechanically wrong with the aircraft, because I had a severe headache which lasted the rest of the day. I will be reporting suspicions to maintenance tomorrow am.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE55 CPR PLT FLIES OFF COURSE AND SUSPECTS THAT HIS DISORIENTATION WAS CREATED BY FUMES FROM A MALFUNCTIONING HEATER.
Narrative: WHILE ON A ROUTINE TRIP TO DELIVER AN AIRPLANE I HAD MISSET THE COURSE SELECTOR ON THE RMI BY 10 DEGS. ATC ADVISED ME, I WAS 3 NM S OF COURSE AND GAVE ME A VECTOR TO REJOIN THE AIRWAY. I WAS WELL RESTED AND COMFORTABLE IN THE ACFT. THE TEMP WAS COOL AT 10000 FT MSL SO I TURNED THE JANITROL HEATER ON. I SMELLED FUMES BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. AFTER DISCOVERING THIS ERROR I WONDERED IF SOMETHING MIGHT BE MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE ACFT, BECAUSE I HAD A SEVERE HEADACHE WHICH LASTED THE REST OF THE DAY. I WILL BE RPTING SUSPICIONS TO MAINT TOMORROW AM.
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.