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VFR C150 pilot caught by approaching storm encroaches on class C airspace. Alert controller uses light signals to give landing clearance and helps a bad situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roc.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm Rain Windshear |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : roc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 444119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying home after an evening of flying in beautiful WX. A severe storm came up and I tried to make it home. I got as far as a neighboring airport and their lights would not come on. It was becoming quite turbulent as the storm got closer. I had to turn and run. I was skirting rochester class C trying to read my sectional for frequencys. The plane is equipped with red light only (it's a rental). It was impossible to read the map in the lighting and the by now severe turbulence. The tower had been watching me and began signaling me with the light gun to come on in. I had been flying with full lights so I acknowledged his gun by blinking my landing lights and came on in. I taxied to the FBO and called the tower. He told me I'd done great and everything was fine. I'm filing because the plane owner advised it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VFR C150 PLT CAUGHT BY APCHING STORM ENCROACHES ON CLASS C AIRSPACE. ALERT CTLR USES LIGHT SIGNALS TO GIVE LNDG CLRNC AND HELPS A BAD SIT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING HOME AFTER AN EVENING OF FLYING IN BEAUTIFUL WX. A SEVERE STORM CAME UP AND I TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME. I GOT AS FAR AS A NEIGHBORING ARPT AND THEIR LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. IT WAS BECOMING QUITE TURBULENT AS THE STORM GOT CLOSER. I HAD TO TURN AND RUN. I WAS SKIRTING ROCHESTER CLASS C TRYING TO READ MY SECTIONAL FOR FREQS. THE PLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH RED LIGHT ONLY (IT'S A RENTAL). IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE MAP IN THE LIGHTING AND THE BY NOW SEVERE TURB. THE TWR HAD BEEN WATCHING ME AND BEGAN SIGNALING ME WITH THE LIGHT GUN TO COME ON IN. I HAD BEEN FLYING WITH FULL LIGHTS SO I ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GUN BY BLINKING MY LNDG LIGHTS AND CAME ON IN. I TAXIED TO THE FBO AND CALLED THE TWR. HE TOLD ME I'D DONE GREAT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I'M FILING BECAUSE THE PLANE OWNER ADVISED IT.
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.