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A C182 compassion flight loses its vacuum pump while IMC and gets a no gyroscope approach from controller at alb, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475513 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : alb.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 475513 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was doing a compassion flight from new england. Vacuum pump failed in IMC. Albany approach provided no gyroscope approach to ILS runway 1 at alb. The approach was successful. ATC did an excellent job. Declaring an emergency early in the process was the best decision I made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 COMPASSION FLT LOSES ITS VACUUM PUMP WHILE IMC AND GETS A NO GYROSCOPE APCH FROM CTLR AT ALB, NY.
Narrative: I WAS DOING A COMPASSION FLT FROM NEW ENGLAND. VACUUM PUMP FAILED IN IMC. ALBANY APCH PROVIDED NO GYROSCOPE APCH TO ILS RWY 1 AT ALB. THE APCH WAS SUCCESSFUL. ATC DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. DECLARING AN EMER EARLY IN THE PROCESS WAS THE BEST DECISION I MADE.
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.