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Pilot of a cessna 210 lost radio and radar coverage during an IFR flight, due to flying below the minimum en route reception altitude, resulting in a search for him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479476 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hlc.vortac |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 820 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 479476 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on IFR flight from st joseph (stj), mo, direct to montrose (mts), co, I unknowingly flew out of radio and radar contact for apparently 1 hour before noticing. At hill city, ks, I noticed higher terrain and climbed to MEA of 4500 ft, then changed frequencys until I contacted center. I was asked to call the person who represents center or FSS, who indicated they started search and rescue efforts. While I acknowledge I should have confirmed radio contact sooner than 1 hour, I believe center needs to avoid routing traffic into 'black holes.' I think that they should have told me to climb but either forgot or didn't know that the MEA's in the area (4000 ft) are inadequate for communication and radar contact. I had no radio problems and continued to hear communications the majority of the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 210 LOST RADIO AND RADAR COVERAGE DURING AN IFR FLT, DUE TO FLYING BELOW THE MINIMUM ENRTE RECEPTION ALT, RESULTING IN A SEARCH FOR HIM.
Narrative: WHILE ON IFR FLT FROM ST JOSEPH (STJ), MO, DIRECT TO MONTROSE (MTS), CO, I UNKNOWINGLY FLEW OUT OF RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT FOR APPARENTLY 1 HR BEFORE NOTICING. AT HILL CITY, KS, I NOTICED HIGHER TERRAIN AND CLBED TO MEA OF 4500 FT, THEN CHANGED FREQS UNTIL I CONTACTED CTR. I WAS ASKED TO CALL THE PERSON WHO REPRESENTS CTR OR FSS, WHO INDICATED THEY STARTED SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS. WHILE I ACKNOWLEDGE I SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED RADIO CONTACT SOONER THAN 1 HR, I BELIEVE CTR NEEDS TO AVOID ROUTING TFC INTO 'BLACK HOLES.' I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO CLB BUT EITHER FORGOT OR DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE MEA'S IN THE AREA (4000 FT) ARE INADEQUATE FOR COM AND RADAR CONTACT. I HAD NO RADIO PROBS AND CONTINUED TO HEAR COMS THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME.
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.