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A C177 pilot lost situational awareness during a practice ILS missing a tower requested reporting point because of involvement with an advanced navigation system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 700377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orh.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : orh.tower tower : cyhz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 29 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 700377 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On practice ILS-20. Flying VFR under hood with safety pilot in other seat. Was told to report intersection inbound. Was flying aircraft for second time. Aircraft is highly radioed and I was using a gnc 300 with slaved aerotex moving map. I got so tangled up in the buttons that I failed to report the intersection. Controller called and asked me if I had reached intersection and I apologized for missing the report. Controller replied; 'we need those reports to keep traffic separated; you know.' I applied in the affirmative. Day was clear VFR; no other traffic on approach. A lesson in not getting tied up in the electronics to the point that you lose situational awareness even momentarily.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177 PLT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING A PRACTICE ILS MISSING A TWR REQUESTED RPTING POINT BECAUSE OF INVOLVEMENT WITH AN ADVANCED NAV SYSTEM.
Narrative: ON PRACTICE ILS-20. FLYING VFR UNDER HOOD WITH SAFETY PLT IN OTHER SEAT. WAS TOLD TO RPT INTXN INBOUND. WAS FLYING ACFT FOR SECOND TIME. ACFT IS HIGHLY RADIOED AND I WAS USING A GNC 300 WITH SLAVED AEROTEX MOVING MAP. I GOT SO TANGLED UP IN THE BUTTONS THAT I FAILED TO RPT THE INTXN. CTLR CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I HAD REACHED INTXN AND I APOLOGIZED FOR MISSING THE RPT. CTLR REPLIED; 'WE NEED THOSE RPTS TO KEEP TFC SEPARATED; YOU KNOW.' I APPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. DAY WAS CLEAR VFR; NO OTHER TFC ON APCH. A LESSON IN NOT GETTING TIED UP IN THE ELECTRONICS TO THE POINT THAT YOU LOSE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS EVEN MOMENTARILY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.