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A cpr flight crew flying a light 2 engine jet near cgx reports canceling IFR to proceed VFR to their destination and then encountering IMC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mdw.tower |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 700 msl single value : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cgx.tower tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 4r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : svfr approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 460 |
| ASRS Report | 478341 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While shooting approach to cgx, midway approach said 'shoot ILS runway 4R then break off and cancel IFR when VFR and proceed to meigs field (cgx).' when midway tower released us for frequency change, we switched to meigs tower and were advised that they were IFR. We requested SVFR and they did not know we were coming and would not allow us in class D airspace at 200 KTS. We were already in class D airspace at time of release by midway. We were forced in to 500-700 ft low flight over lake michigan to maintain VFR. They were amazed that we were even there. Elgin approach (midway) had never advised us that the airspace was closed. Mdw tower never knew that the tower had taken back control of their airspace from approach. The tower operator at cgx did a great job of getting us in quickly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR FLC FLYING A LIGHT 2 ENG JET NEAR CGX RPTS CANCELING IFR TO PROCEED VFR TO THEIR DEST AND THEN ENCOUNTERING IMC.
Narrative: WHILE SHOOTING APCH TO CGX, MIDWAY APCH SAID 'SHOOT ILS RWY 4R THEN BREAK OFF AND CANCEL IFR WHEN VFR AND PROCEED TO MEIGS FIELD (CGX).' WHEN MIDWAY TWR RELEASED US FOR FREQ CHANGE, WE SWITCHED TO MEIGS TWR AND WERE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE IFR. WE REQUESTED SVFR AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WE WERE COMING AND WOULD NOT ALLOW US IN CLASS D AIRSPACE AT 200 KTS. WE WERE ALREADY IN CLASS D AIRSPACE AT TIME OF RELEASE BY MIDWAY. WE WERE FORCED IN TO 500-700 FT LOW FLT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TO MAINTAIN VFR. THEY WERE AMAZED THAT WE WERE EVEN THERE. ELGIN APCH (MIDWAY) HAD NEVER ADVISED US THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED. MDW TWR NEVER KNEW THAT THE TWR HAD TAKEN BACK CTL OF THEIR AIRSPACE FROM APCH. THE TWR OPERATOR AT CGX DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING US IN QUICKLY.
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.