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Pilot of PA32 lance at 11000 ft loses control of aircraft after entering a thunderstorm in their path, on the airway. Recovery made at 8000 ft. Husband was an observer with considerably more flight time than pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368567 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sgj airport : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tower : rdu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zjx enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 368567 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 368568 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
IFR at 11000 ft in area with turbulence in and out of clouds. Moderate turbulence. Heavy rain. Piper lance was on the airway and entered the thunderstorm and experienced a major upset. Aircraft presumably flipped on back and recovery techniques started. Recovered about 8000 ft in a high speed descent. Center advised of departure from 11000 ft and subsequent recovery of the aircraft. Center offered vectors to nearest suitable airport, but this was not needed and landed at jax uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF PA32 LANCE AT 11000 FT LOSES CTL OF ACFT AFTER ENTERING A TSTM IN THEIR PATH, ON THE AIRWAY. RECOVERY MADE AT 8000 FT. HUSBAND WAS AN OBSERVER WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE FLT TIME THAN PLT.
Narrative: IFR AT 11000 FT IN AREA WITH TURB IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. MODERATE TURB. HVY RAIN. PIPER LANCE WAS ON THE AIRWAY AND ENTERED THE TSTM AND EXPERIENCED A MAJOR UPSET. ACFT PRESUMABLY FLIPPED ON BACK AND RECOVERY TECHNIQUES STARTED. RECOVERED ABOUT 8000 FT IN A HIGH SPD DSCNT. CTR ADVISED OF DEP FROM 11000 FT AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY OF THE ACFT. CTR OFFERED VECTORS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, BUT THIS WAS NOT NEEDED AND LANDED AT JAX UNEVENTFULLY.
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.