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Air taxi cargo pilot departs non tower airport and enters overcast layer at 200 ft. He breaks out above overcast at 500 ft. No WX available on airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hxd |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 353307 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had diverted from sav airport because of fog and had landed at hxd. When landing at hxd at approximately XA30 am EST, there was no ceiling and the visibility was approximately 4 mi. I arrived back at hxd at approximately XB55 and checked the WX in savannah which was still low fog. Visually, the conditions at hxd looked the same from the ground. I departed runway 21 and entered a low overcast layer at approximately 200 ft. I broke out above the overcast at approximately 500 ft. This overcast layer was not visible from the ground and there is no WX reporting in hxd. In the future, I will try to gather more information on the existing conditions via PIREPS and surrounding stations. Hxd has a few commuters that operate IFR in and out of there. They have their own WX rptrs, but it would be nice to have access to this information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI CARGO PLT DEPARTS NON TWR ARPT AND ENTERS OVCST LAYER AT 200 FT. HE BREAKS OUT ABOVE OVCST AT 500 FT. NO WX AVAILABLE ON ARPT.
Narrative: I HAD DIVERTED FROM SAV ARPT BECAUSE OF FOG AND HAD LANDED AT HXD. WHEN LNDG AT HXD AT APPROX XA30 AM EST, THERE WAS NO CEILING AND THE VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 4 MI. I ARRIVED BACK AT HXD AT APPROX XB55 AND CHKED THE WX IN SAVANNAH WHICH WAS STILL LOW FOG. VISUALLY, THE CONDITIONS AT HXD LOOKED THE SAME FROM THE GND. I DEPARTED RWY 21 AND ENTERED A LOW OVCST LAYER AT APPROX 200 FT. I BROKE OUT ABOVE THE OVCST AT APPROX 500 FT. THIS OVCST LAYER WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE GND AND THERE IS NO WX RPTING IN HXD. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL TRY TO GATHER MORE INFO ON THE EXISTING CONDITIONS VIA PIREPS AND SURROUNDING STATIONS. HXD HAS A FEW COMMUTERS THAT OPERATE IFR IN AND OUT OF THERE. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WX RPTRS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFO.
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.