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GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace and violation of federal aviation regulations entering a TCA mode C right without radio of any type.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : acy |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 164 flight time type : 28 |
| ASRS Report | 179261 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Returning from 26N to N05. Was flying a heading of 030 degrees when encountered IMC WX ahead. This appeared to be thunderstorms of which there was a 20% chance of in forecast. I was thus forced to proceed northwest (330 degrees) to avoid WX, whereupon I penetrated the phl mode C ring. The aircraft is not equipped with either radios (communication/navigation), transponder or altitude encoder. I thus lost all known ground references until I sighted the delaware river and could thus resume pilotage. During this disoriented period, I may have also passed close to a controled airfield. The aircraft did not have radios to enable communications with any ATC or FSS. This aircraft should not be flown on x-county trips west/O proper avionics, particularly at times of marginal VFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE AND VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGS ENTERING A TCA MODE C RIGHT WITHOUT RADIO OF ANY TYPE.
Narrative: RETURNING FROM 26N TO N05. WAS FLYING A HDG OF 030 DEGS WHEN ENCOUNTERED IMC WX AHEAD. THIS APPEARED TO BE TSTMS OF WHICH THERE WAS A 20% CHANCE OF IN FORECAST. I WAS THUS FORCED TO PROCEED NW (330 DEGS) TO AVOID WX, WHEREUPON I PENETRATED THE PHL MODE C RING. THE ACFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH EITHER RADIOS (COM/NAV), XPONDER OR ALT ENCODER. I THUS LOST ALL KNOWN GND REFS UNTIL I SIGHTED THE DELAWARE RIVER AND COULD THUS RESUME PILOTAGE. DURING THIS DISORIENTED PERIOD, I MAY HAVE ALSO PASSED CLOSE TO A CTLED AIRFIELD. THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE RADIOS TO ENABLE COMS WITH ANY ATC OR FSS. THIS ACFT SHOULD NOT BE FLOWN ON X-COUNTY TRIPS W/O PROPER AVIONICS, PARTICULARLY AT TIMES OF MARGINAL VFR.
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.