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The pilot encountered IFR conditions on VFR flight and entered lse class D airspace without a radio due to bad headset.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lse.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lse.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 436 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 434749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from a grass strip 15 NM from the la crosse airport under VFR conditions -- I thought. I am instrument rated and had my procedure charts ready if the WX were to change in that short distance. After a few mins of flying, I called ATIS. No response! I called la crosse tower and no response! I continued to call the tower, but thought all my radios were out and this included my VOR and ADF. I did not check them, but continued to la crosse airport under the clouds and I thought VFR. I received light signals and landed. Corrective actions: I will not use the automatic telephone WX service again and I will use only FSS for WX. I will also try my overhead speaker if my head phones go out again. Judgement: if I had known it was IFR, I would not have taken off from the grass strip as I am a new IFR pilot and do not want to fly to minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS ON VFR FLT AND ENTERED LSE CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT A RADIO DUE TO BAD HEADSET.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP 15 NM FROM THE LA CROSSE ARPT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS -- I THOUGHT. I AM INST RATED AND HAD MY PROC CHARTS READY IF THE WX WERE TO CHANGE IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE. AFTER A FEW MINS OF FLYING, I CALLED ATIS. NO RESPONSE! I CALLED LA CROSSE TWR AND NO RESPONSE! I CONTINUED TO CALL THE TWR, BUT THOUGHT ALL MY RADIOS WERE OUT AND THIS INCLUDED MY VOR AND ADF. I DID NOT CHK THEM, BUT CONTINUED TO LA CROSSE ARPT UNDER THE CLOUDS AND I THOUGHT VFR. I RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNALS AND LANDED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: I WILL NOT USE THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE WX SVC AGAIN AND I WILL USE ONLY FSS FOR WX. I WILL ALSO TRY MY OVERHEAD SPEAKER IF MY HEAD PHONES GO OUT AGAIN. JUDGEMENT: IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS IFR, I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN OFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP AS I AM A NEW IFR PLT AND DO NOT WANT TO FLY TO MINIMUMS.
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.