Accused by unknown observers of flying an aircraft carrying frost.

Attributes
ACN	258856
Time
Date	199311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	258856
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My student and I started the preflight walkaround. We found out that there was a lot of frost on the wings so we used a broom and a rag to clean the plane. This whole process took us 40 mins, then finally the sun came up higher and started melting the parts that were exposed. We decided to turn the plane in such a position that the rest of the surfaces were also exposed. After 10 mins, the plane was completely clean of frost, the total time that we used to clean and defrost the plane was 50 mins! We started the engines and taxied out for a quick local flight. When we crossed the GA ramp, 2 people noticed us and filed complaints with the local FSDO, stating that we elected to fly a plane with frost on it! This is not true because there was no accumulation of frost or ice during taxi and pretkof period. Therefore, there could not have been frost or other frozen particles on the plane's surface when these 2 people took notice of us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACCUSED BY UNKNOWN OBSERVERS OF FLYING AN ACFT CARRYING FROST.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I STARTED THE PREFLT WALKAROUND. WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF FROST ON THE WINGS SO WE USED A BROOM AND A RAG TO CLEAN THE PLANE. THIS WHOLE PROCESS TOOK US 40 MINS, THEN FINALLY THE SUN CAME UP HIGHER AND STARTED MELTING THE PARTS THAT WERE EXPOSED. WE DECIDED TO TURN THE PLANE IN SUCH A POS THAT THE REST OF THE SURFACES WERE ALSO EXPOSED. AFTER 10 MINS, THE PLANE WAS COMPLETELY CLEAN OF FROST, THE TOTAL TIME THAT WE USED TO CLEAN AND DEFROST THE PLANE WAS 50 MINS! WE STARTED THE ENGS AND TAXIED OUT FOR A QUICK LCL FLT. WHEN WE CROSSED THE GA RAMP, 2 PEOPLE NOTICED US AND FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE LCL FSDO, STATING THAT WE ELECTED TO FLY A PLANE WITH FROST ON IT! THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCUMULATION OF FROST OR ICE DURING TAXI AND PRETKOF PERIOD. THEREFORE, THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FROST OR OTHER FROZEN PARTICLES ON THE PLANE'S SURFACE WHEN THESE 2 PEOPLE TOOK NOTICE OF US.

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.