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Report was badly damaged in the mail. Apparently, an small aircraft pilot became disoriented in lowering WX and got a possible flight assist from a FSS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 207638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dto |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 215 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 207638 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I called mcalester FSS and was...denton. I got down to lake right...I then descended down from...visibility was still poor, and...and also close to dallas's TCA...FSS to help me get to denton safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPT WAS BADLY DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. APPARENTLY, AN SMA PLT BECAME DISORIENTED IN LOWERING WX AND GOT A POSSIBLE FLT ASSIST FROM A FSS.
Narrative: I CALLED MCALESTER FSS AND WAS...DENTON. I GOT DOWN TO LAKE R...I THEN DSNDED DOWN FROM...VISIBILITY WAS STILL POOR, AND...AND ALSO CLOSE TO DALLAS'S TCA...FSS TO HELP ME GET TO DENTON SAFELY.
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.