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Private pilot of small aircraft sel diverted to land after losing control of aircraft due to heavy turbulence causing inadvertent penetration of a TCA and subsequently an air traffic area due to lost communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 276130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nev airport : ygt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 276130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Received WX briefing before flight. No mention of turbulence over las vegas, nv. Flight plan VFR hemet, ca, to ely, nv. Non stop overfly las vegas, nv, TCA at 9500 ft. Contacted nellis approach on 124.95 to fly through MOA. Southwest of las vegas, nv, approximately 25 or 30 NM, encountered severe turbulence and was unable to control aircraft 50-60 percent of time. Declared emergency on 121.50. Broadcast my intentions but did not receive a reply. With great difficulty finally was able to land at north las vegas airport. After landing, discovered my radio was not receiving but was broadcasting. Was unable to look up approach frequency due to severe turbulence. Future flight planning will include all appropriate radio frequencys for route of flight prior to departure. More precise WX reports would help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA SEL DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER LOSING CTL OF ACFT DUE TO HVY TURB CAUSING INADVERTENT PENETRATION OF A TCA AND SUBSEQUENTLY AN ATA DUE TO LOST COM.
Narrative: RECEIVED WX BRIEFING BEFORE FLT. NO MENTION OF TURB OVER LAS VEGAS, NV. FLT PLAN VFR HEMET, CA, TO ELY, NV. NON STOP OVERFLY LAS VEGAS, NV, TCA AT 9500 FT. CONTACTED NELLIS APCH ON 124.95 TO FLY THROUGH MOA. SW OF LAS VEGAS, NV, APPROX 25 OR 30 NM, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AND WAS UNABLE TO CTL ACFT 50-60 PERCENT OF TIME. DECLARED EMER ON 121.50. BROADCAST MY INTENTIONS BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY FINALLY WAS ABLE TO LAND AT NORTH LAS VEGAS ARPT. AFTER LNDG, DISCOVERED MY RADIO WAS NOT RECEIVING BUT WAS BROADCASTING. WAS UNABLE TO LOOK UP APCH FREQ DUE TO SEVERE TURB. FUTURE FLT PLANNING WILL INCLUDE ALL APPROPRIATE RADIO FREQS FOR RTE OF FLT PRIOR TO DEP. MORE PRECISE WX RPTS WOULD HELP.
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.