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Atx small transport developed directional gyro problem during climb. Got radar vectors back to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 129867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mli |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mli |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 430 |
| ASRS Report | 129867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Before departure completed run-up and instrument check, departed runway 13 (ceiling 500 and 1). Was told left turn to 090 degrees. Was in the turn when departure said they showed me on a 360 degree heading. I checked my dg and noticed it was frozen on 110. I declared it out and asked for an ASR approach to runway 13. They did a nice job vectoring me on the approach. I sued the ILS 13 as a back-up. The approach was reported below minimums. I had no choice but to shoot the approach (my destination was also 500 and 1). I broke out 80' above minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX SMT DEVELOPED DIRECTIONAL GYRO PROBLEM DURING CLIMB. GOT RADAR VECTORS BACK TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: BEFORE DEP COMPLETED RUN-UP AND INSTRUMENT CHK, DEPARTED RWY 13 (CEILING 500 AND 1). WAS TOLD LEFT TURN TO 090 DEGS. WAS IN THE TURN WHEN DEP SAID THEY SHOWED ME ON A 360 DEG HDG. I CHKED MY DG AND NOTICED IT WAS FROZEN ON 110. I DECLARED IT OUT AND ASKED FOR AN ASR APCH TO RWY 13. THEY DID A NICE JOB VECTORING ME ON THE APCH. I SUED THE ILS 13 AS A BACK-UP. THE APCH WAS RPTED BELOW MINIMUMS. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOOT THE APCH (MY DEST WAS ALSO 500 AND 1). I BROKE OUT 80' ABOVE MINIMUMS.
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.