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A C414 pilot cannot find his approach plate for acj, GA, airport and diverts to lgc, GA, because of terminal area WX factors. He gets an approach briefing from columbus approach, csg, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : acj airport : lgc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : csg |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 420143 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
En route IFR from 11J to acj, and while in contact with approach control, it became time to choose an approach into americus, GA. Much to my dismay, my georgia approach plate was missing from its place on the copilot's seat which was unoccupied. I always carry a flight bag with all terminal procedures, hi altitude, low altitude en route and AFD's -- a complete and current set. I was unable to locate the georgia approach plate (SE4) on the seat with the other currently in use charts and directories. Since I was in positive radar control, I asked for a verbal description of a specific approach into acj. Upon receipt of acj's low IFR WX, I asked for a vector to a location with better WX, the approach controller vectored me to lgc, GA, where I was given another description of ILS runway 31 at lgc (although the field was VFR). I did not feel that searching the cockpit for the plate was appropriate in-flight. That was why I asked for information on the approachs. After landing, I discovered the missing SE4 terminal procedure had fallen down beside and aft of the copilot's seat, out of sight. I called the watch supervisor at center and made my report. In addition, the autoplt was not operating and I knew it would be unwise to leave the controls and search. The flight ended with a normal landing in lgc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C414 PLT CANNOT FIND HIS APCH PLATE FOR ACJ, GA, ARPT AND DIVERTS TO LGC, GA, BECAUSE OF TERMINAL AREA WX FACTORS. HE GETS AN APCH BRIEFING FROM COLUMBUS APCH, CSG, GA.
Narrative: ENRTE IFR FROM 11J TO ACJ, AND WHILE IN CONTACT WITH APCH CTL, IT BECAME TIME TO CHOOSE AN APCH INTO AMERICUS, GA. MUCH TO MY DISMAY, MY GEORGIA APCH PLATE WAS MISSING FROM ITS PLACE ON THE COPLT'S SEAT WHICH WAS UNOCCUPIED. I ALWAYS CARRY A FLT BAG WITH ALL TERMINAL PROCS, HI ALT, LOW ALT ENRTE AND AFD'S -- A COMPLETE AND CURRENT SET. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE GEORGIA APCH PLATE (SE4) ON THE SEAT WITH THE OTHER CURRENTLY IN USE CHARTS AND DIRECTORIES. SINCE I WAS IN POSITIVE RADAR CTL, I ASKED FOR A VERBAL DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC APCH INTO ACJ. UPON RECEIPT OF ACJ'S LOW IFR WX, I ASKED FOR A VECTOR TO A LOCATION WITH BETTER WX, THE APCH CTLR VECTORED ME TO LGC, GA, WHERE I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER DESCRIPTION OF ILS RWY 31 AT LGC (ALTHOUGH THE FIELD WAS VFR). I DID NOT FEEL THAT SEARCHING THE COCKPIT FOR THE PLATE WAS APPROPRIATE INFLT. THAT WAS WHY I ASKED FOR INFO ON THE APCHS. AFTER LNDG, I DISCOVERED THE MISSING SE4 TERMINAL PROC HAD FALLEN DOWN BESIDE AND AFT OF THE COPLT'S SEAT, OUT OF SIGHT. I CALLED THE WATCH SUPVR AT CTR AND MADE MY RPT. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT OPERATING AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO LEAVE THE CTLS AND SEARCH. THE FLT ENDED WITH A NORMAL LNDG IN LGC.
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.