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Sick pilot misses approach, tries again, goes below minimums, gets confused, stays VMC, finds another airport nearby, gets permission and lands there.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1260 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other ndb |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 446714 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taken first missed approach (apparent bladder infection caused extreme discomfort for 60 mins prior). Executed missed approach, vectors to straight-in NDB at N07. Crossed NDB at 1500 ft, dropped to 1300 ft. Mistook road for runway and proceeded lower. Realized mistake, became confused, circled under ceiling (and MDA), found cdw, got approval from new york approach to land cdw. Contacted cdw tower and cleared and landed runway 4.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SICK PLT MISSES APCH, TRIES AGAIN, GOES BELOW MINIMUMS, GETS CONFUSED, STAYS VMC, FINDS ANOTHER ARPT NEARBY, GETS PERMISSION AND LANDS THERE.
Narrative: TAKEN FIRST MISSED APCH (APPARENT BLADDER INFECTION CAUSED EXTREME DISCOMFORT FOR 60 MINS PRIOR). EXECUTED MISSED APCH, VECTORS TO STRAIGHT-IN NDB AT N07. CROSSED NDB AT 1500 FT, DROPPED TO 1300 FT. MISTOOK ROAD FOR RWY AND PROCEEDED LOWER. REALIZED MISTAKE, BECAME CONFUSED, CIRCLED UNDER CEILING (AND MDA), FOUND CDW, GOT APPROVAL FROM NEW YORK APCH TO LAND CDW. CONTACTED CDW TWR AND CLRED AND LANDED RWY 4.
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.