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Pilot of an aerosport ii, experimental aircraft, turned to the wrong heading during departure from a class C airport due to misinterp of reading the magnetic compass.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 435040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Ferrying an experimental aerosport from florida, called up sav approach for entry to fuel in sav. Had transponder but mode C had been reading erroneous to ATC. Advised ATC no mode C. Landed, fueled. ATC advised of class C airspace, got waiver to exit. On departure, told to fly heading 090 degrees. Turned to 270 degrees since no directional gyro installed. Classic mistake with wet compass. Long day! Would not have stopped in sav, but no corridor west of field to pass through at low altitude and east of field no suitable terrain for landing, ie marsh.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN AEROSPORT II, EXPERIMENTAL ACFT, TURNED TO THE WRONG HDG DURING DEP FROM A CLASS C ARPT DUE TO MISINTERP OF READING THE MAGNETIC COMPASS.
Narrative: FERRYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AEROSPORT FROM FLORIDA, CALLED UP SAV APCH FOR ENTRY TO FUEL IN SAV. HAD XPONDER BUT MODE C HAD BEEN READING ERRONEOUS TO ATC. ADVISED ATC NO MODE C. LANDED, FUELED. ATC ADVISED OF CLASS C AIRSPACE, GOT WAIVER TO EXIT. ON DEP, TOLD TO FLY HDG 090 DEGS. TURNED TO 270 DEGS SINCE NO DIRECTIONAL GYRO INSTALLED. CLASSIC MISTAKE WITH WET COMPASS. LONG DAY! WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN SAV, BUT NO CORRIDOR W OF FIELD TO PASS THROUGH AT LOW ALT AND E OF FIELD NO SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LNDG, IE MARSH.
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.