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Pilot of a PA28-235 on pleasure flight encounters deteriorating WX but presses on. Aircraft iced up and pitot also. He made a 180 degree turn and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pih |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 214 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 418308 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying on a pleasure VFR flight from slc to pih. I was between layers of solid clouds. The layers converged. I pressed on because pih was only 12 mi away with broken skies. The aircraft iced and pitot did too. I applied pitot heat and turned 180 degrees to heading 151 degrees. Airspeed, vsi and altimeter functions soon returned. Broke out into VMC in approximately 10 mins. Returned home.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PA28-235 ON PLEASURE FLT ENCOUNTERS DETERIORATING WX BUT PRESSES ON. ACFT ICED UP AND PITOT ALSO. HE MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING ON A PLEASURE VFR FLT FROM SLC TO PIH. I WAS BTWN LAYERS OF SOLID CLOUDS. THE LAYERS CONVERGED. I PRESSED ON BECAUSE PIH WAS ONLY 12 MI AWAY WITH BROKEN SKIES. THE ACFT ICED AND PITOT DID TOO. I APPLIED PITOT HEAT AND TURNED 180 DEGS TO HDG 151 DEGS. AIRSPD, VSI AND ALTIMETER FUNCTIONS SOON RETURNED. BROKE OUT INTO VMC IN APPROX 10 MINS. RETURNED HOME.
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.