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C152 on VFR flight plan entered clouds, accumulated ice and became disoriented. ATC provided vectors to get him out of trouble. Reporter says he has learned valuable lessons.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : puw |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse tracon : geg |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 144 flight time type : 94 |
| ASRS Report | 361533 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In sum: low time private pilot in a C152 entered clouds unintentionally and began to accumulate airframe ice. He was receiving flight following from ZSE who offered vectors to puw which reporter accepted. Shortly, aircraft was in solid IMC and the windshield was iced over. Pilot experienced spatial disorientation and entered a spiral with his tachometer red-lined. Upon recovery, he reversed course without clearance. He stumbled upon a hole in the clouds and descended through it. ARTCC changed him to geg TRACON who gave him vectors. He finally became reoriented and found his way to st maries and landed. He credits ATC help for his survival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 ON VFR FLT PLAN ENTERED CLOUDS, ACCUMULATED ICE AND BECAME DISORIENTED. ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO GET HIM OUT OF TROUBLE. RPTR SAYS HE HAS LEARNED VALUABLE LESSONS.
Narrative: IN SUM: LOW TIME PVT PLT IN A C152 ENTERED CLOUDS UNINTENTIONALLY AND BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE AIRFRAME ICE. HE WAS RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING FROM ZSE WHO OFFERED VECTORS TO PUW WHICH RPTR ACCEPTED. SHORTLY, ACFT WAS IN SOLID IMC AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS ICED OVER. PLT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND ENTERED A SPIRAL WITH HIS TACHOMETER RED-LINED. UPON RECOVERY, HE REVERSED COURSE WITHOUT CLRNC. HE STUMBLED UPON A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS AND DSNDED THROUGH IT. ARTCC CHANGED HIM TO GEG TRACON WHO GAVE HIM VECTORS. HE FINALLY BECAME REORIENTED AND FOUND HIS WAY TO ST MARIES AND LANDED. HE CREDITS ATC HELP FOR HIS SURVIVAL.
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.