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A K90 controller and a pilot inbound for cqx reported that the pilot had difficulty locating a waypoint on the GPS-B approach after he had already requested the approach. Before finding the waypoint the pilot had a heading deviation which caused a conflict with inbound hya traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 911005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | K90.TRACON |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other RNAV GPS-B |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 24 Flight Crew Total 8000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Radar 24 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
IFR clearance to cqx. In the clear at 3;000 ft; requested GPS approach to runway 24. Cleared to the IAF; loaded and activated the approach on my GPS. Controllers very busy; entire area 600 ft to 700 ft overcast; tops 1;500 ft. Controllers changed and we are now cleared to ppice. Had difficulty loading page and in the confusion went off my heading. Controller called me on it. Again we are VFR in the clear. We had the ppice waypoint and completed the approach as published. This completed 3.5 hours of flight. In reviewing my actions; I should have used the autopilot while sorting out the GPS loading and activation problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A K90 Controller and a pilot inbound for CQX reported that the pilot had difficulty locating a waypoint on the GPS-B approach after he had already requested the approach. Before finding the waypoint the pilot had a heading deviation which caused a conflict with inbound HYA traffic.
Narrative: IFR clearance to CQX. In the clear at 3;000 FT; requested GPS approach to Runway 24. Cleared to the IAF; loaded and activated the approach on my GPS. Controllers very busy; entire area 600 FT to 700 FT overcast; tops 1;500 FT. Controllers changed and we are now cleared to PPICE. Had difficulty loading page and in the confusion went off my heading. Controller called me on it. Again we are VFR in the clear. We had the PPICE waypoint and completed the approach as published. This completed 3.5 hours of flight. In reviewing my actions; I should have used the autopilot while sorting out the GPS loading and activation problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.