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A BE33 pilot, departing mkc, attempted to cancel his IFR flight plan while still in enhanced class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526553 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewk.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 526553 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed kansas city (mkc) with IFR flight plan, direct to newton, ks (ewk). I had ATIS information, and had a clearance to 3000 ft expect 4000 ft, 10 mins. After departure with tower change to ZKC, the radios in beech debonair were totally garbled. I tried without success and went back to tower. Still monitoring last radio, I thought maybe ZKC could possibly hear me? So I did announce to cancel IFR flight plan knowing they would not until I was out of class B airspace. I followed my IFR flight plan direct exact climbing to 4000 ft, after 10 mins, and stayed on my direct flight plan as filed, all the way to newton (ewk). I squawked 7600, at which time, I noticed amps in the negative. (No electrical) at the time I was radioing to cancel IFR, I thought I was out of class B airspace or close and would be freeing up the IFR system as I felt this was not an emergency, I wanted to free the IFR system. The WX was perfect sunny and clear and I know I could safely fly the flight to newton (ewk) home base. With no communications, clear visibility, I did not need or want IFR to clear or vector other flts away for me. Not knowing if ATC heard me, I kept and stayed with my flight plan. I arrived and landed safely at newton and taxied to hangar and immediately called WX brief to make sure flight plan was closed and they told me to call mr X at ZKC from FBO. I did. I told him who I was and he said 'they wanted to know why I tried to close flight plan in class B airspace' and verbally told him what had happened. He asked for my license number and address which I gladly gave him via phone. Electrical power was gone and I did have to hand crank landing gear down at my arrival, and had a no flap landing. The owner of the plane is going to have the plane checked out for electrical and radio problems. If I had to do this over, I would land at nearest airport and call FSS or center and explain my radios were not working as per 91.185.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE33 PLT, DEPARTING MKC, ATTEMPTED TO CANCEL HIS IFR FLT PLAN WHILE STILL IN ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I DEPARTED KANSAS CITY (MKC) WITH IFR FLT PLAN, DIRECT TO NEWTON, KS (EWK). I HAD ATIS INFO, AND HAD A CLRNC TO 3000 FT EXPECT 4000 FT, 10 MINS. AFTER DEP WITH TWR CHANGE TO ZKC, THE RADIOS IN BEECH DEBONAIR WERE TOTALLY GARBLED. I TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS AND WENT BACK TO TWR. STILL MONITORING LAST RADIO, I THOUGHT MAYBE ZKC COULD POSSIBLY HEAR ME? SO I DID ANNOUNCE TO CANCEL IFR FLT PLAN KNOWING THEY WOULD NOT UNTIL I WAS OUT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FOLLOWED MY IFR FLT PLAN DIRECT EXACT CLBING TO 4000 FT, AFTER 10 MINS, AND STAYED ON MY DIRECT FLT PLAN AS FILED, ALL THE WAY TO NEWTON (EWK). I SQUAWKED 7600, AT WHICH TIME, I NOTICED AMPS IN THE NEGATIVE. (NO ELECTRICAL) AT THE TIME I WAS RADIOING TO CANCEL IFR, I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE OR CLOSE AND WOULD BE FREEING UP THE IFR SYS AS I FELT THIS WAS NOT AN EMER, I WANTED TO FREE THE IFR SYS. THE WX WAS PERFECT SUNNY AND CLR AND I KNOW I COULD SAFELY FLY THE FLT TO NEWTON (EWK) HOME BASE. WITH NO COMS, CLR VISIBILITY, I DID NOT NEED OR WANT IFR TO CLR OR VECTOR OTHER FLTS AWAY FOR ME. NOT KNOWING IF ATC HEARD ME, I KEPT AND STAYED WITH MY FLT PLAN. I ARRIVED AND LANDED SAFELY AT NEWTON AND TAXIED TO HANGAR AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED WX BRIEF TO MAKE SURE FLT PLAN WAS CLOSED AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL MR X AT ZKC FROM FBO. I DID. I TOLD HIM WHO I WAS AND HE SAID 'THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY I TRIED TO CLOSE FLT PLAN IN CLASS B AIRSPACE' AND VERBALLY TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE ASKED FOR MY LICENSE NUMBER AND ADDRESS WHICH I GLADLY GAVE HIM VIA PHONE. ELECTRICAL PWR WAS GONE AND I DID HAVE TO HAND CRANK LNDG GEAR DOWN AT MY ARR, AND HAD A NO FLAP LNDG. THE OWNER OF THE PLANE IS GOING TO HAVE THE PLANE CHKED OUT FOR ELECTRICAL AND RADIO PROBS. IF I HAD TO DO THIS OVER, I WOULD LAND AT NEAREST ARPT AND CALL FSS OR CTR AND EXPLAIN MY RADIOS WERE NOT WORKING AS PER 91.185.
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.