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PA28 unable to hold altitude because of turbulence and descends below MEA. ARTCC detects this and forwards information to saf tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : saf.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : saf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 468765 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 205 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 469587 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On victor airway at 9000 ft, requested practice VOR approach runway 33 at santa flight engineer. Cleared for the approach and were not on vectors. Attempted to contact santa flight engineer tower 3 times with no response. Previously reported unable to hold altitude due to turbulence to center controller. I was instructing instrument student at the time. Inadvertently descended below MEA. I was told by tower controller that center advised we had descended below MEA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 UNABLE TO HOLD ALT BECAUSE OF TURB AND DSNDS BELOW MEA. ARTCC DETECTS THIS AND FORWARDS INFO TO SAF TWR.
Narrative: ON VICTOR AIRWAY AT 9000 FT, REQUESTED PRACTICE VOR APCH RWY 33 AT SANTA FE. CLRED FOR THE APCH AND WERE NOT ON VECTORS. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SANTA FE TWR 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. PREVIOUSLY RPTED UNABLE TO HOLD ALT DUE TO TURB TO CTR CTLR. I WAS INSTRUCTING INST STUDENT AT THE TIME. INADVERTENTLY DSNDED BELOW MEA. I WAS TOLD BY TWR CTLR THAT CTR ADVISED WE HAD DSNDED BELOW MEA.
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.