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M20P pilot, requested SVFR clearance to arrive in IMC at ugn. Pilot then decided to fly a GPS approach in non compliance with local controller instructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ugn.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Special VFR |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ugn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ugn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 23 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 566048 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was returning to my home airport (ugn) from a VFR flight late morning. Approximately 10-15 NM west of the airport, I listened to the ATIS. It was reporting 2.5 mi visibility in light snow, runway 5 was in use. (I was in good VFR conditions.) I requested and received an SVFR clearance into the class D airspace. Instead of proceeding directly to the airport, I decided to vector myself for an RNAV 5 approach and fly it to the runway. I announced my intentions to ugn tower, and she acknowledged. While I was flying straight into runway 5, I could hear the tower controller talking with a private jet which was northeast of the airport. I believe she had cleared the jet for the ILS runway 23, circle to land runway 5. I landed on runway 5 and taxied clear of the runway. As far as I could tell, there never was a problem with the traffic sequence. However, when I called ugn ground, the controller scolded me for not flying directly to the airport after I was cleared to land. I thought I had communicated my intentions to the ugn tower controller, and since I did not receive any other instructions, I thought it was ok to vector myself for the RNAV 5.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20P PLT, REQUESTED SVFR CLRNC TO ARRIVE IN IMC AT UGN. PLT THEN DECIDED TO FLY A GPS APCH IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH LCL CTLR INSTRUCTIONS.
Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO MY HOME ARPT (UGN) FROM A VFR FLT LATE MORNING. APPROX 10-15 NM W OF THE ARPT, I LISTENED TO THE ATIS. IT WAS RPTING 2.5 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT SNOW, RWY 5 WAS IN USE. (I WAS IN GOOD VFR CONDITIONS.) I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN SVFR CLRNC INTO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. INSTEAD OF PROCEEDING DIRECTLY TO THE ARPT, I DECIDED TO VECTOR MYSELF FOR AN RNAV 5 APCH AND FLY IT TO THE RWY. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO UGN TWR, AND SHE ACKNOWLEDGED. WHILE I WAS FLYING STRAIGHT INTO RWY 5, I COULD HEAR THE TWR CTLR TALKING WITH A PVT JET WHICH WAS NE OF THE ARPT. I BELIEVE SHE HAD CLRED THE JET FOR THE ILS RWY 23, CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 5. I LANDED ON RWY 5 AND TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, THERE NEVER WAS A PROB WITH THE TFC SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED UGN GND, THE CTLR SCOLDED ME FOR NOT FLYING DIRECTLY TO THE ARPT AFTER I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I THOUGHT I HAD COMMUNICATED MY INTENTIONS TO THE UGN TWR CTLR, AND SINCE I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, I THOUGHT IT WAS OK TO VECTOR MYSELF FOR THE RNAV 5.
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.