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Pilot of an amphibious single engine sea aircraft made a precautionary landing on a lake due to deteriorating WX conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mdt airport : 71n |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 274882 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While traveling from sunbury, PA, en route to hagerstown, md, WX made a sudden deterioration (visibility and cloud ht dropped to unsafe for VFR flight). I tried to return to point of departure but deemed WX unsafe. Being over a very suitable landing area I landed on lake hollman, waited for WX improvement and returned to point of departure. No conflicts (unless with local auths over landing on closed waters).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN AMPHIBIOUS SINGLE ENG SEA ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON A LAKE DUE TO DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS.
Narrative: WHILE TRAVELING FROM SUNBURY, PA, ENRTE TO HAGERSTOWN, MD, WX MADE A SUDDEN DETERIORATION (VISIBILITY AND CLOUD HT DROPPED TO UNSAFE FOR VFR FLT). I TRIED TO RETURN TO POINT OF DEP BUT DEEMED WX UNSAFE. BEING OVER A VERY SUITABLE LNDG AREA I LANDED ON LAKE HOLLMAN, WAITED FOR WX IMPROVEMENT AND RETURNED TO POINT OF DEP. NO CONFLICTS (UNLESS WITH LCL AUTHS OVER LNDG ON CLOSED WATERS).
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.