<< >> NASA ASRS Report 508780, April 2001

GA pilot, unable to get TA's and unhappy with his dead reckoning plans, turns away from the area between 2 restr areas near pmz.

Attributes
ACN	508780
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	508780
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

En route to ocracoke island airport, nc (W95), ZDC could not provide advisories due to the altitude which was driven by the ceiling. I was very concerned about not entering R-5314 or 5306A, so I crosschecked my position by flying over known landmarks: the bridge west of ede and over pmz airport. From there I used dead reckoning to position myself between the 2 restr areas prior to turning towards W95. After about 2 mins, I decided this was a bad plan, did a 180 degree turn, and exited the area to the west. Next time I'll preplan a visual route using standard dead reckoning and pilotage techniques.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT, UNABLE TO GET TA'S AND UNHAPPY WITH HIS DEAD RECKONING PLANS, TURNS AWAY FROM THE AREA BTWN 2 RESTR AREAS NEAR PMZ.

Narrative: ENRTE TO OCRACOKE ISLAND ARPT, NC (W95), ZDC COULD NOT PROVIDE ADVISORIES DUE TO THE ALT WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY THE CEILING. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ENTERING R-5314 OR 5306A, SO I XCHKED MY POS BY FLYING OVER KNOWN LANDMARKS: THE BRIDGE W OF EDE AND OVER PMZ ARPT. FROM THERE I USED DEAD RECKONING TO POS MYSELF BTWN THE 2 RESTR AREAS PRIOR TO TURNING TOWARDS W95. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS, I DECIDED THIS WAS A BAD PLAN, DID A 180 DEG TURN, AND EXITED THE AREA TO THE W. NEXT TIME I'LL PREPLAN A VISUAL RTE USING STANDARD DEAD RECKONING AND PILOTAGE TECHNIQUES.

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.