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Private pilot becomes disoriented after a training flight and has difficulty finding the airport. He is concerned about entry into class C airspace at daytona beach fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dab.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1250 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 481710 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I had not been flying for the past 3 weeks. On aug/fri/00, I flew solo, a local flight from spruce creek airport (7fl6) to a practice area south of the airport. After 20 mins on my return flight I could not locate the airport and in my search to find it flew unknowingly close to class C airspace (of dab international). After about 10 mins I finally naved via LORAN and returned to land uneventfully at 7fl6. I am embarrassed that I could not find this airport right away and caused some traffic problems temporarily for the people handling traffic leaving dab. Part of the problem is the changing environment, new construction, etc, around this area and the fact that the airport is hard to spot at times and I had a short period of false heading from my LORAN (and my transponder was inoperative).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT BECOMES DISORIENTED AFTER A TRAINING FLT AND HAS DIFFICULTY FINDING THE ARPT. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT ENTRY INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE AT DAYTONA BEACH FL.
Narrative: I HAD NOT BEEN FLYING FOR THE PAST 3 WKS. ON AUG/FRI/00, I FLEW SOLO, A LCL FLT FROM SPRUCE CREEK ARPT (7FL6) TO A PRACTICE AREA S OF THE ARPT. AFTER 20 MINS ON MY RETURN FLT I COULD NOT LOCATE THE ARPT AND IN MY SEARCH TO FIND IT FLEW UNKNOWINGLY CLOSE TO CLASS C AIRSPACE (OF DAB INTL). AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS I FINALLY NAVED VIA LORAN AND RETURNED TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY AT 7FL6. I AM EMBARRASSED THAT I COULD NOT FIND THIS ARPT RIGHT AWAY AND CAUSED SOME TFC PROBS TEMPORARILY FOR THE PEOPLE HANDLING TFC LEAVING DAB. PART OF THE PROB IS THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, NEW CONSTRUCTION, ETC, AROUND THIS AREA AND THE FACT THAT THE ARPT IS HARD TO SPOT AT TIMES AND I HAD A SHORT PERIOD OF FALSE HEADING FROM MY LORAN (AND MY XPONDER WAS INOP).
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.