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Huf controller describes an event involving a low fuel VFR aircraft, encountering WX, requiring an IFR clearance to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lwv.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : evv.tracon tracon : huf.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 12 flight time total : 128 |
| ASRS Report | 637962 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Pilot broadcast on emergency frequency that he was low on fuel. He was advised to contact evv approach. I then observed the aircraft in my airspace and advised evv that I would help him. Aircraft had already advised he was IFR rated/capable, however, he had no approach plates or charts. We had at the time widespread fog and low ceilings across the area. I asked the pilot what he wanted to do and what airports were nearby. He elected to go to rsv (robinson, il) so I cleared him to that airport and issued the appropriate approach plate information to him. While descending through 3200 ft, he advised he could now proceed VFR and would. Causes: apparently no WX briefing particularly during winter months when conditions can change rapidly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HUF CTLR DESCRIBES AN EVENT INVOLVING A LOW FUEL VFR ACFT, ENCOUNTERING WX, REQUIRING AN IFR CLRNC TO A NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: PLT BROADCAST ON EMER FREQ THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. HE WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT EVV APCH. I THEN OBSERVED THE ACFT IN MY AIRSPACE AND ADVISED EVV THAT I WOULD HELP HIM. ACFT HAD ALREADY ADVISED HE WAS IFR RATED/CAPABLE, HOWEVER, HE HAD NO APCH PLATES OR CHARTS. WE HAD AT THE TIME WIDESPREAD FOG AND LOW CEILINGS ACROSS THE AREA. I ASKED THE PLT WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AND WHAT ARPTS WERE NEARBY. HE ELECTED TO GO TO RSV (ROBINSON, IL) SO I CLRED HIM TO THAT ARPT AND ISSUED THE APPROPRIATE APCH PLATE INFO TO HIM. WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 3200 FT, HE ADVISED HE COULD NOW PROCEED VFR AND WOULD. CAUSES: APPARENTLY NO WX BRIEFING PARTICULARLY DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY.
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.