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GA small aircraft lost on a dead reckoning cross country entered an air traffic area and a restricted area before making a precautionary landing at dusk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bmg |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 40 flight time type : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 199597 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 40 flight time type : 37 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from bloomington, in. I flew a heading of 236 degrees which would take me back to harrisburg, il. I believe I checked my heading indicator twice before departing with my magnetic compass. I thought they were both the same, but evidently I was in error. After I realized this, I had flown for about 1 hour. That's when I approached the city of louisville. I was probably around 15 mi from their airport. That's when I knew I was in an arsa without a transponder. I proceeded as quickly as possible to exit their airspace. After leaving their airspace and in the process of trying to find out where I was, I flew through R3704. After I got my heading indicator and magnetic compass to coincide properly, I turned to a 270 degree heading. Realizing that I only had about 45 mins of daylight remaining, I started to look for an airfield. I landed at elizabethtown, ky (addington field) ekx. At this time I called louisville FSS and cancelled my flight plan. I then called my home FBO to take appropriate action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA LOST ON A DEAD RECKONING XCOUNTRY ENTERED AN ATA AND A RESTRICTED AREA BEFORE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT DUSK.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM BLOOMINGTON, IN. I FLEW A HDG OF 236 DEGS WHICH WOULD TAKE ME BACK TO HARRISBURG, IL. I BELIEVE I CHKED MY HDG INDICATOR TWICE BEFORE DEPARTING WITH MY MAGNETIC COMPASS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE BOTH THE SAME, BUT EVIDENTLY I WAS IN ERROR. AFTER I REALIZED THIS, I HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT 1 HR. THAT'S WHEN I APCHED THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. I WAS PROBABLY AROUND 15 MI FROM THEIR ARPT. THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I WAS IN AN ARSA WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER. I PROCEEDED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO EXIT THEIR AIRSPACE. AFTER LEAVING THEIR AIRSPACE AND IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE I WAS, I FLEW THROUGH R3704. AFTER I GOT MY HDG INDICATOR AND MAGNETIC COMPASS TO COINCIDE PROPERLY, I TURNED TO A 270 DEG HDG. REALIZING THAT I ONLY HAD ABOUT 45 MINS OF DAYLIGHT REMAINING, I STARTED TO LOOK FOR AN AIRFIELD. I LANDED AT ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (ADDINGTON FIELD) EKX. AT THIS TIME I CALLED LOUISVILLE FSS AND CANCELLED MY FLT PLAN. I THEN CALLED MY HOME FBO TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
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.