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Private pilot runs into unexpected WX with diminishing daylight. Only option open was to land in a pasture where the landing gear collapsed, damaging the aircraft. Pilot was not instrument rated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ky61 |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid tower : jan |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 388546 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
No substantial damage. No report to NTSB required. During cruise, the WX abruptly changed. After exploring all possible routes out of the WX, and considering continuation into IMC and requesting help from ATC, I opted to make a precautionary landing. The coming darkness inhibited view of the terrain below. I made a landing in a pasture. The ground was soft and sloping and the left gear collapsed resulting in the other gear collapsing and causing a propeller strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT RUNS INTO UNEXPECTED WX WITH DIMINISHING DAYLIGHT. ONLY OPTION OPEN WAS TO LAND IN A PASTURE WHERE THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE ACFT. PLT WAS NOT INST RATED.
Narrative: NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO RPT TO NTSB REQUIRED. DURING CRUISE, THE WX ABRUPTLY CHANGED. AFTER EXPLORING ALL POSSIBLE ROUTES OUT OF THE WX, AND CONSIDERING CONTINUATION INTO IMC AND REQUESTING HELP FROM ATC, I OPTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. THE COMING DARKNESS INHIBITED VIEW OF THE TERRAIN BELOW. I MADE A LNDG IN A PASTURE. THE GND WAS SOFT AND SLOPING AND THE L GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN THE OTHER GEAR COLLAPSING AND CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.
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.