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A commercial pilot diverts to clarksburg, wv, when he does not have approach plates for ekn, wv, his planned destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ekn.airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Rain Fog Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ckb.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 438374 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
En route to montreal, a fuel stop was needed. Ekn was a good stop and according to the WX information received that morning, it would be a decent pit stop. Entering IMC into ekn, the turbulence was moderate to heavy and the rain was heavy also. Approach asked what type approach I wanted and I asked for VOR. The VOR into ekn was no longer published. With the help of ATC we were vectored towards clarksburg, wv, and the airport was found visually. A misunderstanding occurred with my employer. Proper plates and charts were supposed to be provided to me. They were not! The WX crept up, turning into IMC and an expectation was made that a visual approach could be accomplished easily. A great lesson was learned to always have the proper approach plates and double-, triple- and quadruple-check the WX while en route. This will never happen again while I am acting PIC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL PLT DIVERTS TO CLARKSBURG, WV, WHEN HE DOES NOT HAVE APCH PLATES FOR EKN, WV, HIS PLANNED DEST ARPT.
Narrative: ENRTE TO MONTREAL, A FUEL STOP WAS NEEDED. EKN WAS A GOOD STOP AND ACCORDING TO THE WX INFO RECEIVED THAT MORNING, IT WOULD BE A DECENT PIT STOP. ENTERING IMC INTO EKN, THE TURB WAS MODERATE TO HVY AND THE RAIN WAS HVY ALSO. APCH ASKED WHAT TYPE APCH I WANTED AND I ASKED FOR VOR. THE VOR INTO EKN WAS NO LONGER PUBLISHED. WITH THE HELP OF ATC WE WERE VECTORED TOWARDS CLARKSBURG, WV, AND THE ARPT WAS FOUND VISUALLY. A MISUNDERSTANDING OCCURRED WITH MY EMPLOYER. PROPER PLATES AND CHARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED TO ME. THEY WERE NOT! THE WX CREPT UP, TURNING INTO IMC AND AN EXPECTATION WAS MADE THAT A VISUAL APCH COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED EASILY. A GREAT LESSON WAS LEARNED TO ALWAYS HAVE THE PROPER APCH PLATES AND DOUBLE-, TRIPLE- AND QUADRUPLE-CHK THE WX WHILE ENRTE. THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE I AM ACTING PIC.
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.