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GA small aircraft got lost trying to scud run north of sat and got a flight assist after declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sat |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sat |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 196560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I called for WX from jefferson city, tx. The briefer said across my route of flight it was 1500 thin scattered, 2500 thin scattered, 6500 overcast, with conditions improving through the day. En route we encountered thin scattered and 1500 but solid overcast at 3800-4000. By the time we got to austin it had gone down to 2800-3000 overcast with occasional lower to 2500. I called austin for an update and they said they had 3500 overcast and 10 mi. Just short of kerrville, our destination, it dropped to 2500 overcast then to 0. I turned 180 degrees and tried to track back out of the clouds. It did improve within 2-3 mins. I didn't know the area, and couldn't look at the map and fly IFR too, so I climbed up through the clouds and declared an emergency and squawked 7600. As I cleared the clouds at 6000 ft I was able to contact san antonio approach. The balance of the flight into san antonio was VFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA GOT LOST TRYING TO SCUD RUN N OF SAT AND GOT A FLT ASSIST AFTER DECLARING AN EMER.
Narrative: I CALLED FOR WX FROM JEFFERSON CITY, TX. THE BRIEFER SAID ACROSS MY RTE OF FLT IT WAS 1500 THIN SCATTERED, 2500 THIN SCATTERED, 6500 OVCST, WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH THE DAY. ENRTE WE ENCOUNTERED THIN SCATTERED AND 1500 BUT SOLID OVCST AT 3800-4000. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO AUSTIN IT HAD GONE DOWN TO 2800-3000 OVCST WITH OCCASIONAL LOWER TO 2500. I CALLED AUSTIN FOR AN UPDATE AND THEY SAID THEY HAD 3500 OVCST AND 10 MI. JUST SHORT OF KERRVILLE, OUR DEST, IT DROPPED TO 2500 OVCST THEN TO 0. I TURNED 180 DEGS AND TRIED TO TRACK BACK OUT OF THE CLOUDS. IT DID IMPROVE WITHIN 2-3 MINS. I DIDN'T KNOW THE AREA, AND COULDN'T LOOK AT THE MAP AND FLY IFR TOO, SO I CLBED UP THROUGH THE CLOUDS AND DECLARED AN EMER AND SQUAWKED 7600. AS I CLRED THE CLOUDS AT 6000 FT I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT SAN ANTONIO APCH. THE BAL OF THE FLT INTO SAN ANTONIO WAS VFR.
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.