<< >> NASA ASRS Report 572817, February 2003

LJ31 flight crew advises C90 controller that they do not have approach charts to airport of intended landing and, due to local WX, divert to another airport.

Attributes
ACN	572817
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgx.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	572817
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching cgx, chicago approach asked what type of approach we wanted. We had misplaced the VOR approach and could not find it. Our GPS would not accept the GPS waypoints for the GPS approach. Due to these factors, we could only execute the visual approach to cgx. The approach controller inquired as to why we could not execute a published approach and seemed to infer that we filed IFR to an airport without approach information -- this is clearly not the case. The approach controller cleared us to 2000 ft MSL for the visual approach. We had ground contact below the clouds with 5 mi visibility. Approximately 5 mi from cgx, the controller asked us to state our intentions. We did not have the field and asked to divert to our filed alternate of mdw. In the future, I will ensure that my FMS will accept the planned GPS approach data, prior to departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ31 FLC ADVISES C90 CTLR THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE APCH CHARTS TO ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG AND, DUE TO LCL WX, DIVERT TO ANOTHER ARPT.

Narrative: APCHING CGX, CHICAGO APCH ASKED WHAT TYPE OF APCH WE WANTED. WE HAD MISPLACED THE VOR APCH AND COULD NOT FIND IT. OUR GPS WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE GPS WAYPOINTS FOR THE GPS APCH. DUE TO THESE FACTORS, WE COULD ONLY EXECUTE THE VISUAL APCH TO CGX. THE APCH CTLR INQUIRED AS TO WHY WE COULD NOT EXECUTE A PUBLISHED APCH AND SEEMED TO INFER THAT WE FILED IFR TO AN ARPT WITHOUT APCH INFO -- THIS IS CLRLY NOT THE CASE. THE APCH CTLR CLRED US TO 2000 FT MSL FOR THE VISUAL APCH. WE HAD GND CONTACT BELOW THE CLOUDS WITH 5 MI VISIBILITY. APPROX 5 MI FROM CGX, THE CTLR ASKED US TO STATE OUR INTENTIONS. WE DID NOT HAVE THE FIELD AND ASKED TO DIVERT TO OUR FILED ALTERNATE OF MDW. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ENSURE THAT MY FMS WILL ACCEPT THE PLANNED GPS APCH DATA, PRIOR TO DEP.

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.