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Bell 206 helicopter pilot flying under VFR rules reported diverting to an alternate after encountering IMC conditions enroute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1413846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Type 2300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I departed and started flying direct to [destination]. A weather check prior to leaving indicated weather at departure; enroute and at our destination was above FAA regulations; company weather minimums and my personal minimums. While flying at 1;000 feet MSL I encountered unforecast weather in the form of low ceilings and reduced visibility. Conditions quickly deteriorated and I made a decision to implement our company inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (iimc) procedures. I climbed up to a safe altitude and made an instrument approach into [a nearby airport]. I did not [request priority handling] with ATC because I was already task saturated and unable to look up a frequency; dial it in and make a call while I had my hands full. I did notify my company's operation center that we were iimc. I made a successful instrument approach and broke out at approximately 450 feet AGL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Bell 206 helicopter pilot flying under VFR rules reported diverting to an alternate after encountering IMC conditions enroute.
Narrative: I departed and started flying direct to [destination]. A weather check prior to leaving indicated weather at departure; enroute and at our destination was above FAA regulations; company weather minimums and my personal minimums. While flying at 1;000 feet MSL I encountered unforecast weather in the form of low ceilings and reduced visibility. Conditions quickly deteriorated and I made a decision to implement our company Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC) procedures. I climbed up to a safe altitude and made an instrument approach into [a nearby airport]. I did not [request priority handling] with ATC because I was already task saturated and unable to look up a frequency; dial it in and make a call while I had my hands full. I did notify my company's operation center that we were IIMC. I made a successful instrument approach and broke out at approximately 450 feet AGL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.