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C182 pilot on night cross country to E78 gets lost and crosses into mexico. Low fuel indications compound his problem. U90 assists.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630742 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 725 flight time type : 600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel guage other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Left cgz at night going to E78. Couldn't find airport. Local police were going to light runway for me. Couldn't find their lights. Wound up somewhere in mexican airspace. Was low on fuel. I dialed 121.5 and 7700 squawk, got a hold of tucson approach. They said to fly 030 degree heading. I flew to ryn for fuel and talked to united states customs representative. She told me to let someone know with this incident report. Gauges said I was out of fuel, but still had 13.7 gals of fuel. I was ok but didn't know it at the time. I'm sorry and it won't happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 PLT ON NIGHT XCOUNTRY TO E78 GETS LOST AND CROSSES INTO MEXICO. LOW FUEL INDICATIONS COMPOUND HIS PROB. U90 ASSISTS.
Narrative: LEFT CGZ AT NIGHT GOING TO E78. COULDN'T FIND ARPT. LCL POLICE WERE GOING TO LIGHT RWY FOR ME. COULDN'T FIND THEIR LIGHTS. WOUND UP SOMEWHERE IN MEXICAN AIRSPACE. WAS LOW ON FUEL. I DIALED 121.5 AND 7700 SQUAWK, GOT A HOLD OF TUCSON APCH. THEY SAID TO FLY 030 DEG HDG. I FLEW TO RYN FOR FUEL AND TALKED TO UNITED STATES CUSTOMS REPRESENTATIVE. SHE TOLD ME TO LET SOMEONE KNOW WITH THIS INCIDENT RPT. GAUGES SAID I WAS OUT OF FUEL, BUT STILL HAD 13.7 GALS OF FUEL. I WAS OK BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME. I'M SORRY AND IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.