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Private pilot continued flight into IMC. Made 3 attempts to land at destination airport. Contacted ATC and was vectored to VFR conditions for landing. Penetrated TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 129762 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low 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 : 11 flight time total : 309 flight time type : 51 |
| ASRS Report | 129762 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After phoning the computerized WX reporting and learning chicago was 2500' broken with 5 mi visibility, I departed waupaca, wi. Past milwaukee, the WX deteriorated and I found myself in total IFR conditions. I decided to proceed to my destination of schaumburg. I was using RNAV. I found the airport and made 3 passes, but determined it too dangerous to attempt a landing. The FBO gave me the chicago ATC frequency and I contacted them. They asked some questions and advised me to fly straight ahead, keeping my wings level. At this point, I believe, based on where I determined my position to be, I crossed into ATC area. I was given instructions to climb and given a heading to follow, which I did. I was then directed to sterling, il, where I made a VFR landing. The entire event was pilot error. I will never used the computerized WX again. I will always speak to a briefer. As conditions deteriorate, I will never continue into bad WX, but will land at the nearest alternative airport and wait.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT CONTINUED FLT INTO IMC. MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT DEST ARPT. CONTACTED ATC AND WAS VECTORED TO VFR CONDITIONS FOR LNDG. PENETRATED TCA.
Narrative: AFTER PHONING THE COMPUTERIZED WX RPTING AND LEARNING CHICAGO WAS 2500' BROKEN WITH 5 MI VISIBILITY, I DEPARTED WAUPACA, WI. PAST MILWAUKEE, THE WX DETERIORATED AND I FOUND MYSELF IN TOTAL IFR CONDITIONS. I DECIDED TO PROCEED TO MY DEST OF SCHAUMBURG. I WAS USING RNAV. I FOUND THE ARPT AND MADE 3 PASSES, BUT DETERMINED IT TOO DANGEROUS TO ATTEMPT A LNDG. THE FBO GAVE ME THE CHICAGO ATC FREQ AND I CONTACTED THEM. THEY ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AND ADVISED ME TO FLY STRAIGHT AHEAD, KEEPING MY WINGS LEVEL. AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE, BASED ON WHERE I DETERMINED MY POS TO BE, I CROSSED INTO ATC AREA. I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB AND GIVEN A HDG TO FOLLOW, WHICH I DID. I WAS THEN DIRECTED TO STERLING, IL, WHERE I MADE A VFR LNDG. THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS PLT ERROR. I WILL NEVER USED THE COMPUTERIZED WX AGAIN. I WILL ALWAYS SPEAK TO A BRIEFER. AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE, I WILL NEVER CONTINUE INTO BAD WX, BUT WILL LAND AT THE NEAREST ALTERNATIVE ARPT AND WAIT.
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.