Pilot of open cockpit small transport experienced chills and shakes, turned control over to second pilot and ordered him to land. Landed at air field during air show.

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Attributes
ACN	122785
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c16
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 735 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	122785
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	122788
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Emergency: cold air causing physical debilitation of pilot. No knowledge of air show at urbana before arriving. Too late and too cold to divert elsewhere after already having invaded the airspace. Waited for air show traffic to clear before landing. I would do it again, given my physical state. (Radio not operative.) in 9/89, a and B left galesburg, il, aiming for frankfort as the first stop. As we approached chanute field with attica as the following check point on the way to frankfort, a (having already been feeling cold) suddenly got chills and shakes. We had left galesburg, il, with blue skies and warm air. The sky then began to get dark and full cloudy, with no visible sun. A told B to set down as soon as possible and suggested going south to urbana. B headed for urbana and upon arriving, discovered the air show in progress.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF OPEN COCKPIT SMT EXPERIENCED CHILLS AND SHAKES, TURNED CONTROL OVER TO SECOND PLT AND ORDERED HIM TO LAND. LANDED AT AIR FIELD DURING AIR SHOW.

Narrative: EMER: COLD AIR CAUSING PHYSICAL DEBILITATION OF PLT. NO KNOWLEDGE OF AIR SHOW AT URBANA BEFORE ARRIVING. TOO LATE AND TOO COLD TO DIVERT ELSEWHERE AFTER ALREADY HAVING INVADED THE AIRSPACE. WAITED FOR AIR SHOW TFC TO CLR BEFORE LNDG. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN, GIVEN MY PHYSICAL STATE. (RADIO NOT OPERATIVE.) IN 9/89, A AND B LEFT GALESBURG, IL, AIMING FOR FRANKFORT AS THE FIRST STOP. AS WE APCHED CHANUTE FIELD WITH ATTICA AS THE FOLLOWING CHECK POINT ON THE WAY TO FRANKFORT, A (HAVING ALREADY BEEN FEELING COLD) SUDDENLY GOT CHILLS AND SHAKES. WE HAD LEFT GALESBURG, IL, WITH BLUE SKIES AND WARM AIR. THE SKY THEN BEGAN TO GET DARK AND FULL CLOUDY, WITH NO VISIBLE SUN. A TOLD B TO SET DOWN ASAP AND SUGGESTED GOING S TO URBANA. B HEADED FOR URBANA AND UPON ARRIVING, DISCOVERED THE AIR SHOW IN PROGRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.