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A C337 pilot has to take evasive action issued by sct to avoid another aircraft after the pilot is distraction with a painted over pitot tube and static port and dust debris.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pom.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Windshear Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skymaster |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors enroute airway : v186.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 233 flight time type : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 598054 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just picked up plane after being painted at ajo. Attempted takeoff twice -- static holes and pitot tube painted over. Left corona airport to intercept pom VOR. Received radar vectors to pom, was then instructed to intercept V186 vny. I opened venting to get fresh air. Then started to set up panel for intercept. I moved my bug heading when paint chips and dust blew out of air intake tubes. I got dust and chips in my eyes and lost focus and concentration. I lost altitude and forgot to change my VOR frequency from pom to vny. I made wrong turn to intercept. Controller had me make sharp right turn to avoid aircraft. I should have told (disclose) ATC about problem and asked for help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C337 PLT HAS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION ISSUED BY SCT TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT AFTER THE PLT IS DISTR WITH A PAINTED OVER PITOT TUBE AND STATIC PORT AND DUST DEBRIS.
Narrative: JUST PICKED UP PLANE AFTER BEING PAINTED AT AJO. ATTEMPTED TKOF TWICE -- STATIC HOLES AND PITOT TUBE PAINTED OVER. LEFT CORONA ARPT TO INTERCEPT POM VOR. RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO POM, WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO INTERCEPT V186 VNY. I OPENED VENTING TO GET FRESH AIR. THEN STARTED TO SET UP PANEL FOR INTERCEPT. I MOVED MY BUG HEADING WHEN PAINT CHIPS AND DUST BLEW OUT OF AIR INTAKE TUBES. I GOT DUST AND CHIPS IN MY EYES AND LOST FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION. I LOST ALT AND FORGOT TO CHANGE MY VOR FREQ FROM POM TO VNY. I MADE WRONG TURN TO INTERCEPT. CTLR HAD ME MAKE SHARP R TURN TO AVOID ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD (DISCLOSE) ATC ABOUT PROB AND ASKED FOR HELP.
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.