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A non IFR rated private pilot on an unequipped for IFR small aircraft sel aircraft received a flight assist after being 'trapped on topped.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 252462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abb airport : luk |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed 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 : 22 flight time total : 721 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 252462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On sep/thu/93 at approximately XA30 am, after receiving a WX advisory from louisville flight service of improving WX conditions 50 mi east of our position at owensborough, ky, I took off under VFR conditions proceeding to nabbomni, north of the louisville ATC. It was my intent to turn from the nabbomni to the falmouth, ky, omni enabling me to stay clear of the cincinnati arsa. WX conditions deteriorated, and I decided that it was advisable to contact louisville approach advising them of my position and altitude of 7500 ft on top. They handled me through their airspace and suggested I contact cincinnati approach, which I did. Cincinnati approach vectored me direct from my position 30 mi east of the nabbomni to lunken airport. Following an inquiry from cincinnati approach as to my and the airplane's capabilities for IFR flight and responding negative in both instances, cincinnati approach declared an emergency and directed me direct lunken via radar fixes to a landing on runway 20L at cincinnati lunken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A NON IFR RATED PVT PLT ON AN UNEQUIPPED FOR IFR SMA SEL ACFT RECEIVED A FLT ASSIST AFTER BEING 'TRAPPED ON TOPPED.'
Narrative: ON SEP/THU/93 AT APPROX XA30 AM, AFTER RECEIVING A WX ADVISORY FROM LOUISVILLE FLT SVC OF IMPROVING WX CONDITIONS 50 MI E OF OUR POS AT OWENSBOROUGH, KY, I TOOK OFF UNDER VFR CONDITIONS PROCEEDING TO NABBOMNI, N OF THE LOUISVILLE ATC. IT WAS MY INTENT TO TURN FROM THE NABBOMNI TO THE FALMOUTH, KY, OMNI ENABLING ME TO STAY CLR OF THE CINCINNATI ARSA. WX CONDITIONS DETERIORATED, AND I DECIDED THAT IT WAS ADVISABLE TO CONTACT LOUISVILLE APCH ADVISING THEM OF MY POS AND ALT OF 7500 FT ON TOP. THEY HANDLED ME THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT CINCINNATI APCH, WHICH I DID. CINCINNATI APCH VECTORED ME DIRECT FROM MY POS 30 MI E OF THE NABBOMNI TO LUNKEN ARPT. FOLLOWING AN INQUIRY FROM CINCINNATI APCH AS TO MY AND THE AIRPLANE'S CAPABILITIES FOR IFR FLT AND RESPONDING NEGATIVE IN BOTH INSTANCES, CINCINNATI APCH DECLARED AN EMER AND DIRECTED ME DIRECT LUNKEN VIA RADAR FIXES TO A LNDG ON RWY 20L AT CINCINNATI LUNKEN.
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.