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C182 instructor reports airborne conflict with a skydiver while giving G1000 instruction and troubleshooting an auto pilot failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 882511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autopilot |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 3100 Flight Crew Type 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 2500 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
G1000 flight instruction was being given to a G1000 student by an authorized flight instructor. While on climbout to begin a VFR cross-country flight at 4;500 ft MSL; a complete autopilot failure was experienced. While the instructor was looking at the autopilot trying to determine how to resolve the problem; at approximately 3;500 ft MSL; the student looked outside and saw a parachutist at a distance of approximately 2;500 ft and immediately turned away to avoid the area. See and avoid was accomplished. The G1000 student came to the instructor's home base from out of the area and called FSS for a standard briefing; including NOTAM's and tfr's. The FSS briefer did not reveal any parachuting along the route. G1000 training seems to require too much 'heads-down' time; pushing buttons and changing settings as compared to 'round-dial' flight training. Perhaps the G1000 would be better suited to two-pilot operations. This situation involved a climb which limited forward visibility; an autopilot failure which caused a distraction; and an instructor with his attention diverted to the autopilot. Lessons were learned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 Instructor reports airborne conflict with a skydiver while giving G1000 instruction and troubleshooting an auto pilot failure.
Narrative: G1000 flight instruction was being given to a G1000 Student by an authorized Flight Instructor. While on climbout to begin a VFR cross-country flight at 4;500 FT MSL; a complete autopilot failure was experienced. While the Instructor was looking at the autopilot trying to determine how to resolve the problem; at approximately 3;500 FT MSL; the Student looked outside and saw a parachutist at a distance of approximately 2;500 FT and immediately turned away to avoid the area. See and avoid was accomplished. The G1000 Student came to the Instructor's home base from out of the area and called FSS for a Standard Briefing; including NOTAM's and TFR's. The FSS Briefer did not reveal any parachuting along the route. G1000 training seems to require too much 'heads-down' time; pushing buttons and changing settings as compared to 'round-dial' flight training. Perhaps the G1000 would be better suited to two-pilot operations. This situation involved a climb which limited forward visibility; an autopilot failure which caused a distraction; and an Instructor with his attention diverted to the autopilot. Lessons were learned.
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.