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A GA pilot loses his navigation system and his VHF communication receiver, squawks emergency on his transponder, stays in VFR WX and lands on runway 25L at lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax airport : hhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax tower : hhr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 364 flight time type : 66 |
| ASRS Report | 324642 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I and a passenger departed riverside, ca, on nov/sun/95 en route to hawthorne, ca. My clearance was amended. We were experiencing headset problems and switched to cabin speakers. Approach informed us that we were north of our course, and almost 300 ft above assigned altitude, gave us vectors to the localizer. I advised when we were established on the localizer. On final approach the KNS80 went blank twice. I couldn't receive anything on the communication radio. Uncertain of my missed approach point, due to the radio problems, and in MVFR conditions, with lax approximately 2 DME away, I chose to not go back up into IMC conditions. I squawked 7700 on the transponder and landed at lax. It was obvious that they were holding runway 25L open for my emergency landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GA PLT LOSES HIS NAV SYS AND HIS VHF COM RECEIVER, SQUAWKS EMER ON HIS XPONDER, STAYS IN VFR WX AND LANDS ON RWY 25L AT LAX.
Narrative: I AND A PAX DEPARTED RIVERSIDE, CA, ON NOV/SUN/95 ENRTE TO HAWTHORNE, CA. MY CLRNC WAS AMENDED. WE WERE EXPERIENCING HEADSET PROBS AND SWITCHED TO CABIN SPEAKERS. APCH INFORMED US THAT WE WERE N OF OUR COURSE, AND ALMOST 300 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT, GAVE US VECTORS TO THE LOC. I ADVISED WHEN WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE LOC. ON FINAL APCH THE KNS80 WENT BLANK TWICE. I COULDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING ON THE COM RADIO. UNCERTAIN OF MY MISSED APCH POINT, DUE TO THE RADIO PROBS, AND IN MVFR CONDITIONS, WITH LAX APPROX 2 DME AWAY, I CHOSE TO NOT GO BACK UP INTO IMC CONDITIONS. I SQUAWKED 7700 ON THE XPONDER AND LANDED AT LAX. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THEY WERE HOLDING RWY 25L OPEN FOR MY EMER LNDG.
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.