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PA23 was being delayed an additional 2 hours for IFR clearance. Elected to depart new VFR and during course of initial climb, may have violated VFR cloud clearance requirements. Had attempted to contact departure control but could not get a response.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : new |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msy tower : new |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 990 |
| ASRS Report | 359470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was very chaotic at new, la. We filed IFR and received a departure slot of XC56 local. It was now about XA00 local. Then we heard on the clearance frequency to expect an additional 2 hour delay due to ZHU radar problems. We departed VFR off runway 18L, turned to 040 degrees, climbed to 1900 ft MSL. We attempted to contact new departure. They would not answer us. We may have violated VFR cloud clearance minimums. The clouds appeared scattered at approximately 2500 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA23 WAS BEING DELAYED AN ADDITIONAL 2 HRS FOR IFR CLRNC. ELECTED TO DEPART NEW VFR AND DURING COURSE OF INITIAL CLB, MAY HAVE VIOLATED VFR CLOUD CLRNC REQUIREMENTS. HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT DEP CTL BUT COULD NOT GET A RESPONSE.
Narrative: WAS VERY CHAOTIC AT NEW, LA. WE FILED IFR AND RECEIVED A DEP SLOT OF XC56 LCL. IT WAS NOW ABOUT XA00 LCL. THEN WE HEARD ON THE CLRNC FREQ TO EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 2 HR DELAY DUE TO ZHU RADAR PROBS. WE DEPARTED VFR OFF RWY 18L, TURNED TO 040 DEGS, CLBED TO 1900 FT MSL. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NEW DEP. THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER US. WE MAY HAVE VIOLATED VFR CLOUD CLRNC MINIMUMS. THE CLOUDS APPEARED SCATTERED AT APPROX 2500 FT MSL.
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.