<< >> NASA ASRS Report 374450, July 1997

Pilot of a grumman american, AA1 yankee, became disoriented due to WX and called upon the nearest approach facility for help. The reporter was subsequently vectored to the nearest airport.

Attributes
ACN	374450
Time
Date	199707
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : chs
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Yankee
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 575 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	374450
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cross country VFR flight from cae to hxd pilotage/dead reckoning. Thunderstorms started rapid development causing quick deviations east of course. After approximately 45 mins of deviation realized we were lost and needed to land because WX was closing in quickly. Contacted beaufort approach 118.45 for vectors and they could not see us. Contacted chs approach and realized we were very near the chs airport. Got radar vectors to chs and landed right before WX closed in. In all the vectoring I could have entered the class C airspace of chs before making communications with them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A GRUMMAN AMERICAN, AA1 YANKEE, BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO WX AND CALLED UPON THE NEAREST APCH FACILITY FOR HELP. THE RPTR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY VECTORED TO THE NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: XCOUNTRY VFR FLT FROM CAE TO HXD PILOTAGE/DEAD RECKONING. TSTMS STARTED RAPID DEVELOPMENT CAUSING QUICK DEVS E OF COURSE. AFTER APPROX 45 MINS OF DEV REALIZED WE WERE LOST AND NEEDED TO LAND BECAUSE WX WAS CLOSING IN QUICKLY. CONTACTED BEAUFORT APCH 118.45 FOR VECTORS AND THEY COULD NOT SEE US. CONTACTED CHS APCH AND REALIZED WE WERE VERY NEAR THE CHS ARPT. GOT RADAR VECTORS TO CHS AND LANDED RIGHT BEFORE WX CLOSED IN. IN ALL THE VECTORING I COULD HAVE ENTERED THE CLASS C AIRSPACE OF CHS BEFORE MAKING COMS WITH THEM.

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.