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Pilot of homebuilt aircraft gets into IMC. Declares an emergency and receives vectors to VMC. Continues to oshkosh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 217230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aid |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gus |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 556 flight time type : 490 |
| ASRS Report | 217230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After departing anderson, in, airport VFR by tower clearance I unintentionally entered IMC conditions about 10 mins after takeoff while talking to grisholm AFB approach ATC, due to low ceilings and marginal VFR conditions. I declared an emergency to ATC and requested vectors to leave IMC. After a few mins I descended into VFR conditions and continued my flight to oshkosh, wi, direct. No near miss situations or aircraft or engine problems were encountered. Pilot misjudgement of error was the only factor along with marginal VFR conditions, I am not an IFR certified pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF HOMEBUILT ACFT GETS INTO IMC. DECLARES AN EMER AND RECEIVES VECTORS TO VMC. CONTINUES TO OSHKOSH.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING ANDERSON, IN, ARPT VFR BY TWR CLRNC I UNINTENTIONALLY ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER TKOF WHILE TALKING TO GRISHOLM AFB APCH ATC, DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. I DECLARED AN EMER TO ATC AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO LEAVE IMC. AFTER A FEW MINS I DSNDED INTO VFR CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED MY FLT TO OSHKOSH, WI, DIRECT. NO NEAR MISS SITUATIONS OR ACFT OR ENG PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. PLT MISJUDGEMENT OF ERROR WAS THE ONLY FACTOR ALONG WITH MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS, I AM NOT AN IFR CERTIFIED PLT.
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.