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Pilot of an sel small aircraft flew VFR in IMC on final after canceling his IFR clearance when going below approved approach minimums and then re-establishing his IFR clearance prior to landing because of fog.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ssi.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other ndb other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 1731 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 435226 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had almost completed an IFR flight from myrtle beach, sc, to brunswick, GA, malcolm mckinnon airport. I do not remember my conversation with the approach controller verbatim but after instructing me to hold at the brunswick VOR I was cleared for the VOR approach to runway 4. I do believe that I was informed that I could cancel IFR when I had the runway in sight or by telephone after I had landed. As I was descending through 1100 ft, I saw the ground, recognized where I was and canceled my IFR clearance. Since there was scud in the area and I wanted to be very legal, I asked approach to re-establish my IFR clearance. Then I proceeded to land safely at my destination. I had been told to call ZJX. After landing, I tried to reach them by relaying a call through macon FSS. After departing ssi IFR, ZJX gave me a phone number to call. I tried to reach them when I arrived home at XX05 but was unable to do so. I called again the following day and the individual I spoke with informed me I had broken minimums and that I would hear from the atlanta district office after they reviewed the tapes. Contributing factors were difficulty hearing controller's instructions and an anxious passenger, also my proclivity to use the radio instead of the telephone for canceling IFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA FLEW VFR IN IMC ON FINAL AFTER CANCELING HIS IFR CLRNC WHEN GOING BELOW APPROVED APCH MINIMUMS AND THEN RE-ESTABLISHING HIS IFR CLRNC PRIOR TO LNDG BECAUSE OF FOG.
Narrative: I HAD ALMOST COMPLETED AN IFR FLT FROM MYRTLE BEACH, SC, TO BRUNSWICK, GA, MALCOLM MCKINNON ARPT. I DO NOT REMEMBER MY CONVERSATION WITH THE APCH CTLR VERBATIM BUT AFTER INSTRUCTING ME TO HOLD AT THE BRUNSWICK VOR I WAS CLRED FOR THE VOR APCH TO RWY 4. I DO BELIEVE THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD CANCEL IFR WHEN I HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT OR BY TELEPHONE AFTER I HAD LANDED. AS I WAS DSNDING THROUGH 1100 FT, I SAW THE GND, RECOGNIZED WHERE I WAS AND CANCELED MY IFR CLRNC. SINCE THERE WAS SCUD IN THE AREA AND I WANTED TO BE VERY LEGAL, I ASKED APCH TO RE-ESTABLISH MY IFR CLRNC. THEN I PROCEEDED TO LAND SAFELY AT MY DEST. I HAD BEEN TOLD TO CALL ZJX. AFTER LNDG, I TRIED TO REACH THEM BY RELAYING A CALL THROUGH MACON FSS. AFTER DEPARTING SSI IFR, ZJX GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I TRIED TO REACH THEM WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AT XX05 BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I CALLED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME I HAD BROKEN MINIMUMS AND THAT I WOULD HEAR FROM THE ATLANTA DISTRICT OFFICE AFTER THEY REVIEWED THE TAPES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE DIFFICULTY HEARING CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND AN ANXIOUS PAX, ALSO MY PROCLIVITY TO USE THE RADIO INSTEAD OF THE TELEPHONE FOR CANCELING IFR.
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.