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An small aircraft private pilot ran into WX and had to have a flight assist from blv TRACON. He intends to get an instrument rating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221871 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gre |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : blv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 229 flight time type : 56 |
| ASRS Report | 221871 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilot made a bad decision to fly with low ceiling and visibility. He was anxious to return home because pending bad WX could last several days. Pilot flew over an hour on top of thin, sometimes broken cloud layer. Finally flying into solid clouds and rain. He immediately turned around only to find that the WX had deteriorated behind him. After several mins in IFR conditions, pilot called for help on 121.5. Scott air force base responded. Pilot landed nearest airport. Pilot learned his lesson about flying VFR in IFR conditions. Pilot intends to get instrument rating as soon as financially able.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PVT PLT RAN INTO WX AND HAD TO HAVE A FLT ASSIST FROM BLV TRACON. HE INTENDS TO GET AN INST RATING.
Narrative: PLT MADE A BAD DECISION TO FLY WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. HE WAS ANXIOUS TO RETURN HOME BECAUSE PENDING BAD WX COULD LAST SEVERAL DAYS. PLT FLEW OVER AN HR ON TOP OF THIN, SOMETIMES BROKEN CLOUD LAYER. FINALLY FLYING INTO SOLID CLOUDS AND RAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND ONLY TO FIND THAT THE WX HAD DETERIORATED BEHIND HIM. AFTER SEVERAL MINS IN IFR CONDITIONS, PLT CALLED FOR HELP ON 121.5. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE RESPONDED. PLT LANDED NEAREST ARPT. PLT LEARNED HIS LESSON ABOUT FLYING VFR IN IFR CONDITIONS. PLT INTENDS TO GET INST RATING AS SOON AS FINANCIALLY ABLE.
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.