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C180 pilot who is also an air carrier pilot has WX encounter and makes a 180 degree turn until he can climb above the WX. He also has a loss of navigation equipment. He activates his hand-held GPS and is able to navigation to destination. He is highly complimentary about GPS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mcn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 376103 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just a note on my new GPS. I am a 30 yr airline pilot flying in a light civil aircraft. The en route WX began to deteriorate and I had to make a 180 degree turn to stay VFR. I was lucky -- I found a hole and climbed on top. During the climb, I lost part of my navigation. My new GPS gave me good position information while I worked my way around the WX. I like the use of the battery pwred backup to assist in the navigation effort. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he only sent in the report because he was so impressed with the safety aspect of the GPS with pen light batteries being able to help him out of a situation which could have become a problem. He is quite impressed with the GPS unit and operation. His major concern is that it is so good and so reliable that it may lead people into sits where they should not be. He feels every flight instructor should indicate this factor in big red letters to all students: they cannot rely solely on the 'magic.' aircraft was a C180.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C180 PLT WHO IS ALSO AN ACR PLT HAS WX ENCOUNTER AND MAKES A 180 DEG TURN UNTIL HE CAN CLB ABOVE THE WX. HE ALSO HAS A LOSS OF NAV EQUIP. HE ACTIVATES HIS HAND-HELD GPS AND IS ABLE TO NAV TO DEST. HE IS HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT GPS.
Narrative: JUST A NOTE ON MY NEW GPS. I AM A 30 YR AIRLINE PLT FLYING IN A LIGHT CIVIL ACFT. THE ENRTE WX BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND I HAD TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO STAY VFR. I WAS LUCKY -- I FOUND A HOLE AND CLBED ON TOP. DURING THE CLB, I LOST PART OF MY NAV. MY NEW GPS GAVE ME GOOD POS INFO WHILE I WORKED MY WAY AROUND THE WX. I LIKE THE USE OF THE BATTERY PWRED BACKUP TO ASSIST IN THE NAV EFFORT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE ONLY SENT IN THE RPT BECAUSE HE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THE GPS WITH PEN LIGHT BATTERIES BEING ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT OF A SIT WHICH COULD HAVE BECOME A PROB. HE IS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH THE GPS UNIT AND OP. HIS MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT IT IS SO GOOD AND SO RELIABLE THAT IT MAY LEAD PEOPLE INTO SITS WHERE THEY SHOULD NOT BE. HE FEELS EVERY FLT INSTRUCTOR SHOULD INDICATE THIS FACTOR IN BIG RED LETTERS TO ALL STUDENTS: THEY CANNOT RELY SOLELY ON THE 'MAGIC.' ACFT WAS A C180.
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.