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A PA28-161 pilot became distraction by a light in the cockpit causing him to enter the pattern at jvl in an improper manner.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jvl.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 960 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 516560 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On pwring back to descend from cruise, and while crossing 2500 ft, I noticed a flickering light on panel under 'altitude.' annunciator functioned normally, engine behaved normally, temperature, oil and fuel pressures normal. No apparent effect on operation. Light eventually went out. This distraction me from navigation while approaching airport. Did not report to controller, as problem appeared gone. Landing and taxi uneventful, other than being chewed out by tower. Intend to have problem looked into by aircraft mechanic prior to next flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-161 PLT BECAME DISTR BY A LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT CAUSING HIM TO ENTER THE PATTERN AT JVL IN AN IMPROPER MANNER.
Narrative: ON PWRING BACK TO DSND FROM CRUISE, AND WHILE XING 2500 FT, I NOTICED A FLICKERING LIGHT ON PANEL UNDER 'ALT.' ANNUNCIATOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, ENGINE BEHAVED NORMALLY, TEMP, OIL AND FUEL PRESSURES NORMAL. NO APPARENT EFFECT ON OP. LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THIS DISTR ME FROM NAV WHILE APCHING ARPT. DID NOT RPT TO CTLR, AS PROB APPEARED GONE. LNDG AND TAXI UNEVENTFUL, OTHER THAN BEING CHEWED OUT BY TWR. INTEND TO HAVE PROB LOOKED INTO BY ACFT MECH PRIOR TO NEXT FLT.
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.