LOW TIME C150 BECOMES AIR SICK IN TURB AND LANDS AT A MIL FIELD WITHOUT MAKING RADIO CONTACT.

Date: 2004-12 · Aircraft: Cessna 150

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance

Synopsis

LOW TIME C150 BECOMES AIR SICK IN TURB AND LANDS AT A MIL FIELD WITHOUT MAKING RADIO CONTACT.

Narrative

WHILE ENRTE; WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SEVERE TURB RESULTING IN THE PLT FEELING NAUSEOUS. AIR SICKNESS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROB. CTL OF THE PLANE BECAME DIFFICULT. THE WINDS WERE PREDOMINATELY FROM THE N AND THE LCL ARPTS ALL HAD E/W HDG RWYS. THE PAX WHO WAS THE PLT'S GIRLFRIEND AND NOT CAPABLE OF FLYING THE PLANE BECAME VERY NERVOUS DUE TO THE TURB. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THE PLT TO LAND. AT ZZZ MIL FIELD ASAP WITH THEIR NORTHERLY RWYS. RADIO CONTACT WAS NOT ATTEMPTED BECAUSE THE PLT WAS TOO BUSY/SICK TO LOCATE IT. RADAR ADVISORY WAS TERMINATED WITH POTOMAC APCH BY THE PLT. THE FIELD APPEARED EMPTY. UPON LNDG; WE TAXIED ONTO A DESERTED X-RWY AND SHUT DOWN. IT WAS MANY MINS BEFORE A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE DROVE OUT IN HIS TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE. HE HELPED SECURE THE PLANE AND DROVE US BACK TO AN OFFICE TRAILER TO SETTLE DOWN. HE THEN CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE BY PHONE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR SIT. MEDICAL HELP WAS OFFERED BUT REFUSED BY THE PLT. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE PLANE THERE AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP BY RENTAL CAR. WE GAVE OUR NAMES; ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS. ABOUT 1 HR LATER; SOMEONE CALLED AND ASKED FOR FURTHER INFO: SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; DATE OF BIRTH; AND VERIFIED THE PREVIOUS INFO WE HAD GIVEN. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A TRUE EMER AND THE DECISION TO LAND WAS THE CORRECT ONE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.