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Private pilot encountered WX enroute obtained center radar controller assistance to make IFR approach to vok airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vok |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 504 flight time type : 186 |
| ASRS Report | 173081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Had full WX brief before flight. No indication of conditions along route of flight that would be IFR. Conditions began to deteriorate. Turned 180 and found that the WX had closed in behind me. Called center and remained VFR until vectored into IFR conditions while under control of ATC. Flight was concluded successfully. Cause of the problem was inaccurate WX forecast. In order to prevent a recurrence I am going to obtain an IFR rating.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT ENCOUNTERED WX ENROUTE OBTAINED CENTER RADAR CTLR ASSISTANCE TO MAKE IFR APCH TO VOK ARPT.
Narrative: HAD FULL WX BRIEF BEFORE FLT. NO INDICATION OF CONDITIONS ALONG RTE OF FLT THAT WOULD BE IFR. CONDITIONS BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. TURNED 180 AND FOUND THAT THE WX HAD CLOSED IN BEHIND ME. CALLED CTR AND REMAINED VFR UNTIL VECTORED INTO IFR CONDITIONS WHILE UNDER CTL OF ATC. FLT WAS CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY. CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS INACCURATE WX FORECAST. IN ORDER TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE I AM GOING TO OBTAIN AN IFR RATING.
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.