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GA pilot, unable to get TA's and unhappy with his dead reckoning plans, turns away from the area between 2 restr areas near pmz.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 508780 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
En route to ocracoke island airport, nc (W95), ZDC could not provide advisories due to the altitude which was driven by the ceiling. I was very concerned about not entering R-5314 or 5306A, so I crosschecked my position by flying over known landmarks: the bridge west of ede and over pmz airport. From there I used dead reckoning to position myself between the 2 restr areas prior to turning towards W95. After about 2 mins, I decided this was a bad plan, did a 180 degree turn, and exited the area to the west. Next time I'll preplan a visual route using standard dead reckoning and pilotage techniques.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT, UNABLE TO GET TA'S AND UNHAPPY WITH HIS DEAD RECKONING PLANS, TURNS AWAY FROM THE AREA BTWN 2 RESTR AREAS NEAR PMZ.
Narrative: ENRTE TO OCRACOKE ISLAND ARPT, NC (W95), ZDC COULD NOT PROVIDE ADVISORIES DUE TO THE ALT WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY THE CEILING. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ENTERING R-5314 OR 5306A, SO I XCHKED MY POS BY FLYING OVER KNOWN LANDMARKS: THE BRIDGE W OF EDE AND OVER PMZ ARPT. FROM THERE I USED DEAD RECKONING TO POS MYSELF BTWN THE 2 RESTR AREAS PRIOR TO TURNING TOWARDS W95. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS, I DECIDED THIS WAS A BAD PLAN, DID A 180 DEG TURN, AND EXITED THE AREA TO THE W. NEXT TIME I'LL PREPLAN A VISUAL RTE USING STANDARD DEAD RECKONING AND PILOTAGE TECHNIQUES.
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.