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A PA32 pilot encounters severe icing while in cruise and loses his instruments. He descends to 2000 ft below the icing level and recovers his instruments and continues to his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : huo |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bos |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 720 |
| ASRS Report | 367376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cruising in very minor ice conditions IMC, hit very moisture laiden cloud at cruise altitude of 9000 ft that soaked aircraft. Ice in seconds -- lost all instruments. I descended to 2000 ft below icing altitude and instruments returned and lost most of ice. Continued back on course. We need a system to easily make PIREPS while in-flight. Maybe to ARTCC controller to be referred to FSS or approach control requiring frequency change to FSS for PIREP. The approach controller that talks the pilot into dscnts and vectors for emergency declaration should assist 'nervous' 'shaken' 'terrified' pilot by going through checklist during emergency descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 PLT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE ICING WHILE IN CRUISE AND LOSES HIS INSTS. HE DSNDS TO 2000 FT BELOW THE ICING LEVEL AND RECOVERS HIS INSTS AND CONTINUES TO HIS DEST.
Narrative: CRUISING IN VERY MINOR ICE CONDITIONS IMC, HIT VERY MOISTURE LAIDEN CLOUD AT CRUISE ALT OF 9000 FT THAT SOAKED ACFT. ICE IN SECONDS -- LOST ALL INSTS. I DSNDED TO 2000 FT BELOW ICING ALT AND INSTS RETURNED AND LOST MOST OF ICE. CONTINUED BACK ON COURSE. WE NEED A SYS TO EASILY MAKE PIREPS WHILE INFLT. MAYBE TO ARTCC CTLR TO BE REFERRED TO FSS OR APCH CTL REQUIRING FREQ CHANGE TO FSS FOR PIREP. THE APCH CTLR THAT TALKS THE PLT INTO DSCNTS AND VECTORS FOR EMER DECLARATION SHOULD ASSIST 'NERVOUS' 'SHAKEN' 'TERRIFIED' PLT BY GOING THROUGH CHKLIST DURING EMER DSCNT.
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.