Narrative:

While flying on an IFR flight plan ATC asked me to accept the ILS runway 3 approach into mkc. The WX at the time was ceilings about 1200-1600 ft and the winds were from the south. I said 'unable, not ADF or DME equipped.' I then requested the ILS runway 19. He said he'd pass the request on and after a min asked if I could accept the 'VOR.' I was looking at the NOAA bound approach plates at the time and was looking at the VOR runway 19 approach plate. I said 'yes.' the controller gave me a vector of 70 degrees and told me to expect the VOR approach. He began vectoring me and by the time I realized he was vectoring me for the VOR runway 3 approach I was intercepting the final course. I realized I'd made a mistake, but instead of telling him I was unable to make the approach I asked him if he could identify kawed intersection for me. He answered in the affirmative. Before the kawed intersection he sent me over to tower and they asked me if I needed them to call the IAF. I said yes. They did so and I made the landing without incident. I should have refused the approach and asked for the ILS runway 19 approach. However, I did state to the controller that I was not ADF or DME equipped and assumed that he knew that was necessary for the VOR runway 3 approach as well as the ILS runway 3 approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT, WITHOUT ADF OR DME, ACCEPTS AN ILS APCH WHICH REQUIRED ADF OR DME FOR FAF IDENT. FAF POS IDENTED BY LCL CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING ON AN IFR FLT PLAN ATC ASKED ME TO ACCEPT THE ILS RWY 3 APCH INTO MKC. THE WX AT THE TIME WAS CEILINGS ABOUT 1200-1600 FT AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE S. I SAID 'UNABLE, NOT ADF OR DME EQUIPPED.' I THEN REQUESTED THE ILS RWY 19. HE SAID HE'D PASS THE REQUEST ON AND AFTER A MIN ASKED IF I COULD ACCEPT THE 'VOR.' I WAS LOOKING AT THE NOAA BOUND APCH PLATES AT THE TIME AND WAS LOOKING AT THE VOR RWY 19 APCH PLATE. I SAID 'YES.' THE CTLR GAVE ME A VECTOR OF 70 DEGS AND TOLD ME TO EXPECT THE VOR APCH. HE BEGAN VECTORING ME AND BY THE TIME I REALIZED HE WAS VECTORING ME FOR THE VOR RWY 3 APCH I WAS INTERCEPTING THE FINAL COURSE. I REALIZED I'D MADE A MISTAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF TELLING HIM I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE APCH I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD IDENT KAWED INTXN FOR ME. HE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. BEFORE THE KAWED INTXN HE SENT ME OVER TO TWR AND THEY ASKED ME IF I NEEDED THEM TO CALL THE IAF. I SAID YES. THEY DID SO AND I MADE THE LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE APCH AND ASKED FOR THE ILS RWY 19 APCH. HOWEVER, I DID STATE TO THE CTLR THAT I WAS NOT ADF OR DME EQUIPPED AND ASSUMED THAT HE KNEW THAT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE VOR RWY 3 APCH AS WELL AS THE ILS RWY 3 APCH.

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.