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Private instrument rated pilot encounters unforecasted WX during VFR flight and requests assistance from ATC on emergency frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 268463 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ocf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 268463 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | 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 other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Received WX brief on ground at albany, GA, filed VFR flight plan to lal, fl via airways. Report was for good conditions en route and at destination. En route kept 'stepping higher' to maintain visual flight and at 12500 unable to remain out of clouds. Notified 121.5 immediately of status -- immediately placed on radar with ZJX! After 5 mins approximately out of clouds and VFR to lal via squawk 1200 as mutually agreed with ZJX. In reviewing situation I feel that all my actions were correct but was very disappointed in the system that I had to declare an emergency to get help via 121.5 for quick access to appropriate radar controller frequency (ZJX). To be honest with you, NASA -- I will be very interested in any action the FAA may take for my use of emergency declaration. If I do have any repercussions from event, the resultant 'mind set' would be to second guess what I did and maybe to wish I 'hid' for those 5 mins in the clouds. Hope matter is just another day's event, viewed by FAA as being handled correctly by all concerned -- including me!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT INST RATED PLT ENCOUNTERS UNFORECASTED WX DURING VFR FLT AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM ATC ON EMER FREQ.
Narrative: RECEIVED WX BRIEF ON GND AT ALBANY, GA, FILED VFR FLT PLAN TO LAL, FL VIA AIRWAYS. RPT WAS FOR GOOD CONDITIONS ENRTE AND AT DEST. ENRTE KEPT 'STEPPING HIGHER' TO MAINTAIN VISUAL FLT AND AT 12500 UNABLE TO REMAIN OUT OF CLOUDS. NOTIFIED 121.5 IMMEDIATELY OF STATUS -- IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON RADAR WITH ZJX! AFTER 5 MINS APPROX OUT OF CLOUDS AND VFR TO LAL VIA SQUAWK 1200 AS MUTUALLY AGREED WITH ZJX. IN REVIEWING SIT I FEEL THAT ALL MY ACTIONS WERE CORRECT BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SYS THAT I HAD TO DECLARE AN EMER TO GET HELP VIA 121.5 FOR QUICK ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE RADAR CTLR FREQ (ZJX). TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, NASA -- I WILL BE VERY INTERESTED IN ANY ACTION THE FAA MAY TAKE FOR MY USE OF EMER DECLARATION. IF I DO HAVE ANY REPERCUSSIONS FROM EVENT, THE RESULTANT 'MIND SET' WOULD BE TO SECOND GUESS WHAT I DID AND MAYBE TO WISH I 'HID' FOR THOSE 5 MINS IN THE CLOUDS. HOPE MATTER IS JUST ANOTHER DAY'S EVENT, VIEWED BY FAA AS BEING HANDLED CORRECTLY BY ALL CONCERNED -- INCLUDING ME!
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.