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A commercial instrument rated pilot flying a light single engine aircraft experiences difficulty with his hand-held GPS receiver near lhs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lhs.vor |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v459.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 447110 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
GPS outage V459 5 mi south of lhs VOR at 9000 ft. Continues approximately 15 NM towards sli VOR. Outage occurs on each flight over this route, approximately 6 times in past yr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL INST RATED PLT FLYING A LIGHT SINGLE ENG ACFT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WITH HIS HAND-HELD GPS RECEIVER NEAR LHS.
Narrative: GPS OUTAGE V459 5 MI S OF LHS VOR AT 9000 FT. CONTINUES APPROX 15 NM TOWARDS SLI VOR. OUTAGE OCCURS ON EACH FLT OVER THIS RTE, APPROX 6 TIMES IN PAST YR.
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.