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IMC in VFR flight without ATC clearance. Engine failure in heavy rain and emergency declared with resultant precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msn |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zau |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 152498 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR scud running, closed in. Saw sucker hole to climb above into layers. Layers closed in. Unable to obtain IFR clearance until into IMC. Got clearance 10 mins into IMC after clearance, flew into heavy rain which caused engine to quit. Suspect water clogged air box. Declared emergency. Regained power at 6000'. Made precautionary landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IMC IN VFR FLT WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. ENGINE FAILURE IN HEAVY RAIN AND EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESULTANT PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Narrative: VFR SCUD RUNNING, CLOSED IN. SAW SUCKER HOLE TO CLB ABOVE INTO LAYERS. LAYERS CLOSED IN. UNABLE TO OBTAIN IFR CLRNC UNTIL INTO IMC. GOT CLRNC 10 MINS INTO IMC AFTER CLRNC, FLEW INTO HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAUSED ENG TO QUIT. SUSPECT WATER CLOGGED AIR BOX. DECLARED EMER. REGAINED PWR AT 6000'. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.