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Private pilot of a C152 entered class east airspace and landed VFR when the present WX was IFR. The WX was not forecasted and the pilot had no alternate plans.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lfk |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 418009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Grossly inaccurate WX forecasting caused planned VFR arrival at unfamiliar airport (lfk) to be made when control zone was IFR due to low ceilings. Confusion concerning proper controling agency. Unicom unresponsive to radio calls. Insufficient planning for alternate landing outside of controller's airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C152 ENTERED CLASS E AIRSPACE AND LANDED VFR WHEN THE PRESENT WX WAS IFR. THE WX WAS NOT FORECASTED AND THE PLT HAD NO ALTERNATE PLANS.
Narrative: GROSSLY INACCURATE WX FORECASTING CAUSED PLANNED VFR ARR AT UNFAMILIAR ARPT (LFK) TO BE MADE WHEN CTL ZONE WAS IFR DUE TO LOW CEILINGS. CONFUSION CONCERNING PROPER CTLING AGENCY. UNICOM UNRESPONSIVE TO RADIO CALLS. INSUFFICIENT PLANNING FOR ALTERNATE LNDG OUTSIDE OF CTLR'S AIRSPACE.
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.