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GA small aircraft pilot could not locate airport of intended landing and elected to continue to nearest uncontrolled airport. Sunset occurred while enroute and aircraft navigational lights would not come on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 80799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : emt |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont tower : emt |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 460 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 80799 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On friday january, I was flying after sunset, navigation lights did not function. I contacted el monte tower for landing. El monte beacon was out and I could not locate the airport. El monte tower requested I contact ont approach for radar vectoring. After repeated attempts to contact ont approach, without success, I elected to proceed to the nearest uncontrolled airport (whiteman) and land. I then contacted el monte tower by telephone and explained the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT COULD NOT LOCATE ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO NEAREST UNCONTROLLED ARPT. SUNSET OCCURRED WHILE ENROUTE AND ACFT NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON.
Narrative: ON FRIDAY JANUARY, I WAS FLYING AFTER SUNSET, NAV LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. I CONTACTED EL MONTE TWR FOR LNDG. EL MONTE BEACON WAS OUT AND I COULD NOT LOCATE THE ARPT. EL MONTE TWR REQUESTED I CONTACT ONT APCH FOR RADAR VECTORING. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ONT APCH, WITHOUT SUCCESS, I ELECTED TO PROCEED TO THE NEAREST UNCTLED ARPT (WHITEMAN) AND LAND. I THEN CONTACTED EL MONTE TWR BY TELEPHONE AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.