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Pilot of a cessna 182RG entered clouds and climbed from cruise altitude to avoid ice during a VFR flight. Inadvertent encounter was caused by attempting to correct a problem with GPS navigation equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvu airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 402930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed slc to san VFR. Upon leaving class B airspace, engaged autoplt and experienced problems with GPS. Became preoccupied with GPS problem. Aircraft became IMC, disengaged autoplt and hand flew out of IMC to VMC to higher altitude to avoid ice. The problem occurred when the autoplt was engaged and started a steady climb while preoccupied with GPS problem. The problem could have been prevented if attention was on flying the aircraft first and dealing with other aircraft equipment second. This was a lesson well learned which I will not repeat again. In the future I will stay on departure frequency so if a problem arises they can be easily contacted without having to look up frequencys.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 182RG ENTERED CLOUDS AND CLBED FROM CRUISE ALT TO AVOID ICE DURING A VFR FLT. INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WAS CAUSED BY ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT A PROB WITH GPS NAV EQUIP.
Narrative: DEPARTED SLC TO SAN VFR. UPON LEAVING CLASS B AIRSPACE, ENGAGED AUTOPLT AND EXPERIENCED PROBS WITH GPS. BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH GPS PROB. ACFT BECAME IMC, DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND HAND FLEW OUT OF IMC TO VMC TO HIGHER ALT TO AVOID ICE. THE PROB OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED AND STARTED A STEADY CLB WHILE PREOCCUPIED WITH GPS PROB. THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF ATTN WAS ON FLYING THE ACFT FIRST AND DEALING WITH OTHER ACFT EQUIP SECOND. THIS WAS A LESSON WELL LEARNED WHICH I WILL NOT REPEAT AGAIN. IN THE FUTURE I WILL STAY ON DEP FREQ SO IF A PROB ARISES THEY CAN BE EASILY CONTACTED WITHOUT HAVING TO LOOK UP FREQS.
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.