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Low time commercial pilot carrying passengers for hire enters IMC while VFR, flies too low over built up area, penetrates ind arsa without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160993 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ind airport : 5i1 |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 160993 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying out of 5i1 I normally get an ATIS report from ind. Shortly before the flight I got ATIS at ind. At that time the WX was VMC. Earlier in the day I got a briefing from terre haute FSS in which they stated the forecast WX for the departure time was to be IMC. After I did a preflight I checked ATIS again. Usually at this time the ATIS is already changed, but it was the same. Since it was the first time my customers were to go flying in a single engine, they were anxious to go. After I took off, I noticed the visibility and ceiling were less than what was on the ATIS. When I got clear of 5i1 I dialed in ATIS at ind. At that point I realized that they had changed the ATIS to marginal VFR conditions (1100' scattered, 1900' overcast, 3 mi visibility). I looked at a sectional map to determine my position and the maximum altitude I could fly west/O entering the arsa, during which the aircraft was still in a climb attitude and my heading constant. It took me quite a long time to find the necessary information. I leveled off at 2000' MSL and made a turn to the east to put some distance between me and the arsa and started a descent to get away from the clouds. I never did find my exact location on the map. I leveled off at 1600' MSL (800' AGL) and made a heading change back to where I thought 5i1 was via the VOR approach from shelbyville VOR and made it back safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME COMMERCIAL PLT CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE ENTERS IMC WHILE VFR, FLIES TOO LOW OVER BUILT UP AREA, PENETRATES IND ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: FLYING OUT OF 5I1 I NORMALLY GET AN ATIS RPT FROM IND. SHORTLY BEFORE THE FLT I GOT ATIS AT IND. AT THAT TIME THE WX WAS VMC. EARLIER IN THE DAY I GOT A BRIEFING FROM TERRE HAUTE FSS IN WHICH THEY STATED THE FORECAST WX FOR THE DEP TIME WAS TO BE IMC. AFTER I DID A PREFLT I CHKED ATIS AGAIN. USUALLY AT THIS TIME THE ATIS IS ALREADY CHANGED, BUT IT WAS THE SAME. SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME MY CUSTOMERS WERE TO GO FLYING IN A SINGLE ENG, THEY WERE ANXIOUS TO GO. AFTER I TOOK OFF, I NOTICED THE VISIBILITY AND CEILING WERE LESS THAN WHAT WAS ON THE ATIS. WHEN I GOT CLR OF 5I1 I DIALED IN ATIS AT IND. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD CHANGED THE ATIS TO MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS (1100' SCATTERED, 1900' OVCST, 3 MI VISIBILITY). I LOOKED AT A SECTIONAL MAP TO DETERMINE MY POS AND THE MAX ALT I COULD FLY W/O ENTERING THE ARSA, DURING WHICH THE ACFT WAS STILL IN A CLB ATTITUDE AND MY HDG CONSTANT. IT TOOK ME QUITE A LONG TIME TO FIND THE NECESSARY INFO. I LEVELED OFF AT 2000' MSL AND MADE A TURN TO THE E TO PUT SOME DISTANCE BTWN ME AND THE ARSA AND STARTED A DSNT TO GET AWAY FROM THE CLOUDS. I NEVER DID FIND MY EXACT LOCATION ON THE MAP. I LEVELED OFF AT 1600' MSL (800' AGL) AND MADE A HDG CHANGE BACK TO WHERE I THOUGHT 5I1 WAS VIA THE VOR APCH FROM SHELBYVILLE VOR AND MADE IT BACK SAFELY.
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.