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Old warbird MTR small transport loses navigation radios and gets flight assist from ZNY to destination airport after in-flight encounter with user unfriendly en route WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w98 |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 12500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 32000 flight time type : 5600 |
| ASRS Report | 216776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff chesterfield, va, en route to avp, lost all navigation radios. WX closing in with VMC hole above, climbed to 12500 VFR. Asked dulles approach to nyc for steer to avp on top. Flight instruments ok, got IFR clearance, ZNY control. Made letdown to VFR flight conditions. Dulles requested transponder code 7700.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OLD WARBIRD MTR SMT LOSES NAV RADIOS AND GETS FLT ASSIST FROM ZNY TO DEST ARPT AFTER INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH USER UNFRIENDLY ENRTE WX.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF CHESTERFIELD, VA, ENRTE TO AVP, LOST ALL NAV RADIOS. WX CLOSING IN WITH VMC HOLE ABOVE, CLBED TO 12500 VFR. ASKED DULLES APCH TO NYC FOR STEER TO AVP ON TOP. FLT INSTS OK, GOT IFR CLRNC, ZNY CTL. MADE LETDOWN TO VFR FLT CONDITIONS. DULLES REQUESTED TRANSPONDER CODE 7700.
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.