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Runway incursion a C150 private pilot when lost on a night cross country, penetrating the class C airspace of ind, landing without clearance at ind, in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613476 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind.tracon tower : ind.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17.7 flight time total : 241.8 flight time type : 241.8 |
| ASRS Report | 613476 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On apr/tue/04 I left daviess county airport for sullivan county airport. It was dark when I left and after 30 mins, I realized I must have been off course. I dialed in robinson (rsv) VOR and made 3 passes trying to find it. I flew on thinking surely I would find an airport soon. After 2 hours, I found ind airport, not knowing where I was. I landed unannounced. I may have failed to set the directional gyro on takeoff. I have limited experience in night flying. I have arranged for additional radio and navigation training, and night cross country training. I will refrain from cross country night flts until training is complete.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RWY INCURSION A C150 PVT PLT WHEN LOST ON A NIGHT XCOUNTRY, PENETRATING THE CLASS C AIRSPACE OF IND, LWOC AT IND, IN.
Narrative: ON APR/TUE/04 I LEFT DAVIESS COUNTY ARPT FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY ARPT. IT WAS DARK WHEN I LEFT AND AFTER 30 MINS, I REALIZED I MUST HAVE BEEN OFF COURSE. I DIALED IN ROBINSON (RSV) VOR AND MADE 3 PASSES TRYING TO FIND IT. I FLEW ON THINKING SURELY I WOULD FIND AN ARPT SOON. AFTER 2 HRS, I FOUND IND ARPT, NOT KNOWING WHERE I WAS. I LANDED UNANNOUNCED. I MAY HAVE FAILED TO SET THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO ON TKOF. I HAVE LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING. I HAVE ARRANGED FOR ADDITIONAL RADIO AND NAV TRAINING, AND NIGHT XCOUNTRY TRAINING. I WILL REFRAIN FROM XCOUNTRY NIGHT FLTS UNTIL TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
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.