FAA issues new Order 8130.2K effective 8/28/24 (now 12/2/2024)

[PCHunt]

Question: If you are in phase One, and have an emergency; (say the X-wind at your only prescribed landing spot is out of (your) limits); for one example, can you not declare an emergency ("MayDay") and land anywhere you deem to be safe?

 

[rvbuilder2002]

Question: If you are in phase One, and have an emergency; (say the X-wind at your only prescribed landing spot is out of (your) limits); for one example, can you not declare an emergency ("MayDay") and land anywhere you deem to be safe?

I have always told all my certification clients that if they ever feel it is critical to get on the ground asap they should do so, and that if they had a good reason for landing at an airport not authorized for Phase 1, that I doubt the FAA would make a fuss about it, but that lack of planning (needing fuel or a rest room) would probably not be accepted as a good excuse.
I don’t think actually declaring an emergency would necessarily be necessary, but I am not a Lawyer so do what you think is right fora specific situation.
I have had instances in the past that made me want to expedite a landing but not something I would have declared an emergency for at a class D airport.

 

[Carlos151]

I have always told all my certification clients that if they ever feel it is critical to get on the ground asap they should do so, and that if they had a good reason for landing at an airport not authorized for Phase 1, that I doubt the FAA would make a fuss about it, but that lack of planning (needing fuel or a rest room) would probably not be accepted as a good excuse.
I don’t think actually declaring an emergency would necessarily be necessary, but I am not a Lawyer so do what you think is right fora specific situation.
I have had instances in the past that made me want to expedite a landing but not something I would have declared an emergency for at a class D airport.

If you do have to divert to an airport not authorized in Phase 1, you do it in the interest of safety. File a NASA ASRS safety report and cover your 6.