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Pilot of corp light twin swears off contact approachs after he is unable to remain clear of clouds while executing such an approach into greenville, sc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gmu |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gmu |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : contact |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 139630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During contact approach I inadvertently entered IMC. I declared missed approach and executed. I'll never request a contact approach again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF CORP LIGHT TWIN SWEARS OFF CONTACT APCHS AFTER HE IS UNABLE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF CLOUDS WHILE EXECUTING SUCH AN APCH INTO GREENVILLE, SC.
Narrative: DURING CONTACT APCH I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED IMC. I DECLARED MISSED APCH AND EXECUTED. I'LL NEVER REQUEST A CONTACT APCH AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.