An small aircraft pilot, at night, had to land en route because of a load of ice.

Attributes
ACN	227423
Time
Date	199211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cou
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tracon : cou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 730 flight time type : 640
ASRS Report	227423
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

*An small aircraft pilot got into icing conditions at night with no deicing equipment. He had to pass up the nearest airport as he had no DME equipment. He proceeded to cou where there is no radar and made a back course localizer approach and landed safely. The pilot regrets that he did not turn around to take advantage of warmer air and a tailwind. The reporting pilot states that the WX was worse than he expected from the briefing he got before takeoff. The reporter was very busy with charts and the decision making process. Ice flew off of the propeller at one point, increasing aircraft performance to the point that the reporter was no longer in fear of a stall. Cou was his planned destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT, AT NIGHT, HAD TO LAND ENRTE BECAUSE OF A LOAD OF ICE.

Narrative: *AN SMA PLT GOT INTO ICING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WITH NO DEICING EQUIP. HE HAD TO PASS UP THE NEAREST ARPT AS HE HAD NO DME EQUIP. HE PROCEEDED TO COU WHERE THERE IS NO RADAR AND MADE A BACK COURSE LOC APCH AND LANDED SAFELY. THE PLT REGRETS THAT HE DID NOT TURN AROUND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WARMER AIR AND A TAILWIND. THE RPTING PLT STATES THAT THE WX WAS WORSE THAN HE EXPECTED FROM THE BRIEFING HE GOT BEFORE TKOF. THE RPTR WAS VERY BUSY WITH CHARTS AND THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. ICE FLEW OFF OF THE PROP AT ONE POINT, INCREASING ACFT PERFORMANCE TO THE POINT THAT THE RPTR WAS NO LONGER IN FEAR OF A STALL. COU WAS HIS PLANNED DEST.

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.