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C172 pilot got lost after encountering rain and darkness. He landed on the first runway he saw. It happened to be lit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lit.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 175 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 592692 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from my private airstrip and went south about 10 mi. WX got bad and I got lost and turned around. I got disoriented and tried to go to nlr but it started getting dark. I was lost and the only runway I saw was at little rock. I landed but didn't know it was little rock.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT GOT LOST AFTER ENCOUNTERING RAIN AND DARKNESS. HE LANDED ON THE FIRST RWY HE SAW. IT HAPPENED TO BE LIT.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM MY PVT AIRSTRIP AND WENT S ABOUT 10 MI. WX GOT BAD AND I GOT LOST AND TURNED AROUND. I GOT DISORIENTED AND TRIED TO GO TO NLR BUT IT STARTED GETTING DARK. I WAS LOST AND THE ONLY RWY I SAW WAS AT LITTLE ROCK. I LANDED BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LITTLE ROCK.
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.