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Unauthorized penetration of class D airspace, scud running and near CFIT when a private pilot and his CFI get lost on a training flight in a PA28 and are obliged to land at dxr, ct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542078 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 542078 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was being checked out in a complex aircraft (retractable and constant speed propeller). I was with a cfii. We were flying north from new jersey to connecticut when the WX closed in. The cfii had to get back to home base, and started to scud run into bad WX. The hand-held GPS failed and the instructor had no awareness of where we were. He did not have any approach plates and was unprepared to fly IFR which the plane was equipped to do. We were flying in the hills of western connecticut and the radios would not work. In retrospect, because we were too low. I recognized a landmark and knew where we were in relationship to danbury. We gained a little altitude and got clearance to land, and did, without incident. Flew into bad WX. Failed GPS. Factors: no situational awareness. Cfii was not current or familiar with aircraft. No approach plates. Cfii became unhinged. Cfii tired and just not showing good judgement. Get homeitis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS D AIRSPACE, SCUD RUNNING AND NEAR CFIT WHEN A PVT PLT AND HIS CFI GET LOST ON A TRAINING FLT IN A PA28 AND ARE OBLIGED TO LAND AT DXR, CT.
Narrative: I WAS BEING CHKED OUT IN A COMPLEX ACFT (RETRACTABLE AND CONSTANT SPD PROP). I WAS WITH A CFII. WE WERE FLYING N FROM NEW JERSEY TO CONNECTICUT WHEN THE WX CLOSED IN. THE CFII HAD TO GET BACK TO HOME BASE, AND STARTED TO SCUD RUN INTO BAD WX. THE HAND-HELD GPS FAILED AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD NO AWARENESS OF WHERE WE WERE. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY APCH PLATES AND WAS UNPREPARED TO FLY IFR WHICH THE PLANE WAS EQUIPPED TO DO. WE WERE FLYING IN THE HILLS OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT AND THE RADIOS WOULD NOT WORK. IN RETROSPECT, BECAUSE WE WERE TOO LOW. I RECOGNIZED A LANDMARK AND KNEW WHERE WE WERE IN RELATIONSHIP TO DANBURY. WE GAINED A LITTLE ALT AND GOT CLRNC TO LAND, AND DID, WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLEW INTO BAD WX. FAILED GPS. FACTORS: NO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. CFII WAS NOT CURRENT OR FAMILIAR WITH ACFT. NO APCH PLATES. CFII BECAME UNHINGED. CFII TIRED AND JUST NOT SHOWING GOOD JUDGEMENT. GET HOMEITIS.
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.