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Non instrument rated private pilot became lost and disoriented at night, with numerous rain storms which he tried to avoid by flying around them, resulting in penetration of class C airspace. Reporter also admits that he failed to ask ATC for help!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cmh |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| 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 : 4 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 360910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off without planning the cross country -- flew around rain storm. Did not trust navigation radio (VOR) information. Did not call approach control at cmh to report I was lost and needed help. Rushed and didn't think. Ended up in class C over city of columbus. I can correct problem by taking some VOR training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON INST RATED PVT PLT BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED AT NIGHT, WITH NUMEROUS RAIN STORMS WHICH HE TRIED TO AVOID BY FLYING AROUND THEM, RESULTING IN PENETRATION OF CLASS C AIRSPACE. RPTR ALSO ADMITS THAT HE FAILED TO ASK ATC FOR HELP!
Narrative: TOOK OFF WITHOUT PLANNING THE XCOUNTRY -- FLEW AROUND RAIN STORM. DID NOT TRUST NAV RADIO (VOR) INFO. DID NOT CALL APCH CTL AT CMH TO RPT I WAS LOST AND NEEDED HELP. RUSHED AND DIDN'T THINK. ENDED UP IN CLASS C OVER CITY OF COLUMBUS. I CAN CORRECT PROB BY TAKING SOME VOR TRAINING.
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.