In-flight encounter WX airframe icing.

Attributes
ACN	295459
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gfk
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gfk
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 253
ASRS Report	295459
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flew one approach east of airport, no ice. Flew second approach west of grand forks airport, localizer back course, runway 17R. 3000 ft abeam the runway my flight instructor asked for quick radar vectors back to the airport. He also reported we were picking up ice. ATC vectored a dc-9, a caravan and a citation jet in front of us. We ended up 20 DME north of the airport behind the 3 aircraft. All the aircraft vectored in front of us were icing equipped. We landed safely with 1/2 mixed rime/clear ice. If ATC had not vectored us around the other 3 aircraft, this would not have happened. ATC needs to realize that just because I'm not burning up the money as the other 3 aircraft, and since we reported icing and were not equipped for icing, we should have had priority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENCOUNTER WX AIRFRAME ICING.

Narrative: FLEW ONE APCH E OF ARPT, NO ICE. FLEW SECOND APCH W OF GRAND FORKS ARPT, LOC BACK COURSE, RWY 17R. 3000 FT ABEAM THE RWY MY FLT INSTRUCTOR ASKED FOR QUICK RADAR VECTORS BACK TO THE ARPT. HE ALSO RPTED WE WERE PICKING UP ICE. ATC VECTORED A DC-9, A CARAVAN AND A CITATION JET IN FRONT OF US. WE ENDED UP 20 DME N OF THE ARPT BEHIND THE 3 ACFT. ALL THE ACFT VECTORED IN FRONT OF US WERE ICING EQUIPPED. WE LANDED SAFELY WITH 1/2 MIXED RIME/CLR ICE. IF ATC HAD NOT VECTORED US AROUND THE OTHER 3 ACFT, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ATC NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT BURNING UP THE MONEY AS THE OTHER 3 ACFT, AND SINCE WE RPTED ICING AND WERE NOT EQUIPPED FOR ICING, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD PRIORITY.

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.