Narrative:

I was on a leg from abq to phoenix dear valley (dut) on an IFR flight. I filed for 12000 ft and encountered moderate turbulence while on V12. Before reaching inw I received a change to my flight plan instructing to use V567 instead of the V95 previously on my flight plan. When I asked to climb to the higher MEA for V567 (14000), I was told that 12000 was acceptable since I would be on radar the entire route at 12000, so I accepted remaining at 12000. At around DME on V567 from inw I lost reception of inw. In attempting to verify my location, I missed the southerly turn on V567, which was pointed out by center. When, at that time, I realized I was on the 344 degree radial from srp. Center had also given me a descent out of 12000 to 10000 within the same period of time. I feel this also contributed to the problem of reception of the inw VOR. Center instructed me to turn to a heading of 120 degree to return to the airway, and confirmed that my clearance was to follow V567 to srp. Prior to returning to the center of the airway, I was handed off to phoenix approach, and given vectors to dvt. There were rain and thunderstorms visible to the east and west of my route. I had just navigated west around a storm to my east as this was all developing. Turbulence encounter along the entire route ranged from light to moderate making the changing of the navigation radios twice confusing. Being alone, all these factors resulted in a preoccupation on my part, and little help from center, who did not appear to be all that preoccupied. I feel, in retrospect, I should not have accepted the route change, and center should have advised me that navigation reception would be jeopardized by not flying at the MEA. My perception of this comment was that a 12000 ft altitude on this airway would not effect any reception requirement or I would received assistance where necessary. The timely descent instructed also contributed to make it difficult if not unsafe by entering another victor airways airspace to the west.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA OVERSHOT TURN POINT ON V567.

Narrative: I WAS ON A LEG FROM ABQ TO PHOENIX DEAR VALLEY (DUT) ON AN IFR FLT. I FILED FOR 12000 FT AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB WHILE ON V12. BEFORE REACHING INW I RECEIVED A CHANGE TO MY FLT PLAN INSTRUCTING TO USE V567 INSTEAD OF THE V95 PREVIOUSLY ON MY FLT PLAN. WHEN I ASKED TO CLB TO THE HIGHER MEA FOR V567 (14000), I WAS TOLD THAT 12000 WAS ACCEPTABLE SINCE I WOULD BE ON RADAR THE ENTIRE RTE AT 12000, SO I ACCEPTED REMAINING AT 12000. AT AROUND DME ON V567 FROM INW I LOST RECEPTION OF INW. IN ATTEMPTING TO VERIFY MY LOCATION, I MISSED THE SOUTHERLY TURN ON V567, WHICH WAS POINTED OUT BY CENTER. WHEN, AT THAT TIME, I REALIZED I WAS ON THE 344 DEG RADIAL FROM SRP. CENTER HAD ALSO GIVEN ME A DSCNT OUT OF 12000 TO 10000 WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME. I FEEL THIS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM OF RECEPTION OF THE INW VOR. CENTER INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN TO A HDG OF 120 DEG TO RETURN TO THE AIRWAY, AND CONFIRMED THAT MY CLRNC WAS TO FOLLOW V567 TO SRP. PRIOR TO RETURNING TO THE CENTER OF THE AIRWAY, I WAS HANDED OFF TO PHOENIX APCH, AND GIVEN VECTORS TO DVT. THERE WERE RAIN AND TSTMS VISIBLE TO THE E AND W OF MY RTE. I HAD JUST NAVIGATED W AROUND A STORM TO MY E AS THIS WAS ALL DEVELOPING. TURB ENCOUNTER ALONG THE ENTIRE RTE RANGED FROM LIGHT TO MODERATE MAKING THE CHANGING OF THE NAV RADIOS TWICE CONFUSING. BEING ALONE, ALL THESE FACTORS RESULTED IN A PREOCCUPATION ON MY PART, AND LITTLE HELP FROM CENTER, WHO DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ALL THAT PREOCCUPIED. I FEEL, IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE RTE CHANGE, AND CENTER SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ME THAT NAV RECEPTION WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED BY NOT FLYING AT THE MEA. MY PERCEPTION OF THIS COMMENT WAS THAT A 12000 FT ALT ON THIS AIRWAY WOULD NOT EFFECT ANY RECEPTION REQUIREMENT OR I WOULD RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WHERE NECESSARY. THE TIMELY DSCNT INSTRUCTED ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT IF NOT UNSAFE BY ENTERING ANOTHER VICTOR AIRWAYS AIRSPACE TO THE W.

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.