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Private pilot of a C177RG penetrated restr airspace near a military base due to erroneous track information from the LORAN radio navigation equipment. ATC gave vectors to reporter in order to exit the airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vps airport : dts |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : vps |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 374160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed destin, fl, (dts) heading north, navigating with LORAN. Unknown to pilot, LORAN had intermittent failure, giving incorrect bearing and track. Plane entered restr airspace of eglin AFB. I was in continuous contact with eglin approach who gave correcting vectors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C177RG PENETRATED RESTR AIRSPACE NEAR A MIL BASE DUE TO ERRONEOUS TRACK INFO FROM THE LORAN RADIO NAV EQUIP. ATC GAVE VECTORS TO RPTR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE AIRSPACE.
Narrative: DEPARTED DESTIN, FL, (DTS) HDG N, NAVING WITH LORAN. UNKNOWN TO PLT, LORAN HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURE, GIVING INCORRECT BEARING AND TRACK. PLANE ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE OF EGLIN AFB. I WAS IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH EGLIN APCH WHO GAVE CORRECTING VECTORS.
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.