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Non IFR rated pilot takes a chance on the WX forecast and flies VFR on top of overcast to destination airport. Unable to find a hole, he gets a flight assist to altitude airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other 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 : 27 flight time total : 530 |
| ASRS Report | 200591 |
| 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 : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Reporter, a non IFR rated pilot filed VFR from 6b6 and opened flight plan with bdr FSS. Climbed above the broken clouds, which were forecast all the way to phl, and N54, his destination airport. Pilot relied on WX report saying VFR ok. Could not find any 'holes' in the cloud deck to descend and relied on phl TRACON approach controller to descend him (on autoplt) into ilg/de for landing. Bases of clouds at ilg were at 3000 ft where he landed. Reporter discounts any variations in the en route WX and blames it on chance. Suggests that as part of the BFR pilots (without IFR rating) be given some hood time so as to cope with situations like this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON IFR RATED PLT TAKES A CHANCE ON THE WX FORECAST AND FLIES VFR ON TOP OF OVCST TO DEST ARPT. UNABLE TO FIND A HOLE, HE GETS A FLT ASSIST TO ALT ARPT.
Narrative: RPTR, A NON IFR RATED PLT FILED VFR FROM 6B6 AND OPENED FLT PLAN WITH BDR FSS. CLBED ABOVE THE BROKEN CLOUDS, WHICH WERE FORECAST ALL THE WAY TO PHL, AND N54, HIS DEST ARPT. PLT RELIED ON WX RPT SAYING VFR OK. COULD NOT FIND ANY 'HOLES' IN THE CLOUD DECK TO DSND AND RELIED ON PHL TRACON APCH CTLR TO DSND HIM (ON AUTOPLT) INTO ILG/DE FOR LNDG. BASES OF CLOUDS AT ILG WERE AT 3000 FT WHERE HE LANDED. RPTR DISCOUNTS ANY VARIATIONS IN THE ENRTE WX AND BLAMES IT ON CHANCE. SUGGESTS THAT AS PART OF THE BFR PLTS (WITHOUT IFR RATING) BE GIVEN SOME HOOD TIME SO AS TO COPE WITH SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
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.