Pilot report on NOTAM issued on a VOR navigation limitation. It was not noted by pilot during prefli...

Attributes
ACN	372483
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gmn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zla
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 : 380 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	372483
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I flew over gorman VOR in california at 8500 ft. I had wanted to use lhs VOR for xref to confirm I was directly over gmn, but I could not receive lhs. I had been receiving lhs for most of my outbound trip. I later learned that there was an fdc NOTAM on lhs. I have just learned that my preflight workload will be much heavier than I ever thought it would be. I now know that I must look up every NAVAID I want to use in the fdc NOTAMS. Extremely laborious. Maybe NOTAMS of this type should be included in the standard briefing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT ON NOTAM ISSUED ON A VOR NAV LIMITATION. IT WAS NOT NOTED BY PLT DURING PREFLT PLANNING.

Narrative: I FLEW OVER GORMAN VOR IN CALIFORNIA AT 8500 FT. I HAD WANTED TO USE LHS VOR FOR XREF TO CONFIRM I WAS DIRECTLY OVER GMN, BUT I COULD NOT RECEIVE LHS. I HAD BEEN RECEIVING LHS FOR MOST OF MY OUTBOUND TRIP. I LATER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS AN FDC NOTAM ON LHS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT MY PREFLT WORKLOAD WILL BE MUCH HEAVIER THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I NOW KNOW THAT I MUST LOOK UP EVERY NAVAID I WANT TO USE IN THE FDC NOTAMS. EXTREMELY LABORIOUS. MAYBE NOTAMS OF THIS TYPE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE STANDARD BRIEFING.

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.

Pilot report on NOTAM issued on a VOR navigation limitation. It was not noted by pilot during preflight planning.