 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Instrument rated aboard a PA46 found himself back in IMC after canceling IFR. Lack of familiarity with GPS system and the apparent anxiety resulted in multiple aborted approaches to a marginal alternate; a low fuel state and an eventual landing followed by a gear collapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Down Lock |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 3280 Flight Crew Type 1620 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Departed local VFR and picked up IFR enroute. Flew to vicinity of destination without incident in good weather. Canceled IFR short of the destination on the plan. It became apparent that fog had moved in with ceiling 100 ft. Elected to continue VFR to airports indicating VMC and could see visually conditions on the ground in the distance. Two airports selected just prior to arrival (within 1 mile) had become obscured due to very heavy rainfall. Fog had moved inland and presented an obscured deck of 1500 ft. Unable to locate airport frequencies due to name issues on GPS systems (the airport is not named after the city but by another name). It took an additional 10 minutes to contact them. Fuel now was a critical issue and an immediate IFR approach was requested. Gear was dropped and several approaches made. Eventual landing ended with gear failure to engage -- landing on the belly. No injuries and minimal damage to plane except propeller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Instrument rated aboard a PA46 found himself back in IMC after canceling IFR. Lack of familiarity with GPS system and the apparent anxiety resulted in multiple aborted approaches to a marginal alternate; a low fuel state and an eventual landing followed by a gear collapse.
Narrative: Departed local VFR and picked up IFR enroute. Flew to vicinity of destination without incident in good weather. Canceled IFR short of the destination on the plan. It became apparent that fog had moved in with ceiling 100 FT. Elected to continue VFR to airports indicating VMC and could see visually conditions on the ground in the distance. Two airports selected just prior to arrival (within 1 mile) had become obscured due to very heavy rainfall. Fog had moved inland and presented an obscured deck of 1500 FT. Unable to locate airport frequencies due to name issues on GPS systems (The airport is not named after the City but by another name). It took an additional 10 minutes to contact them. Fuel now was a critical issue and an immediate IFR approach was requested. Gear was dropped and several approaches made. Eventual landing ended with gear failure to engage -- landing on the belly. No injuries and minimal damage to plane except propeller.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.