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GA pilot cites lack of available WX reporting for entry into IMC environment while on VFR flight near palmer, ak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423117 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : akoi |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : svfr |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 423117 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lack of accurate WX reporting stations. Accurate local information not available. Departed home, walby lake, between palmer and wasilla, ak, in good VFR WX on a 2 hour flight. On return, WX deteriorated. I consequently returned home following hwys and a known series of water (from big lake area to walby lake in WX -- snow) with questioned visibility at questionable altitudes. I am familiar with local landmarks and was at no time lost, nor was a safety hazard to others. Had I been aware of the WX in advance, I would have remained at home. The change occurred in-flight between WX reporting stations -- wasilla and almoc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT CITES LACK OF AVAILABLE WX RPTING FOR ENTRY INTO IMC ENVIRONMENT WHILE ON VFR FLT NEAR PALMER, AK.
Narrative: LACK OF ACCURATE WX RPTING STATIONS. ACCURATE LCL INFO NOT AVAILABLE. DEPARTED HOME, WALBY LAKE, BTWN PALMER AND WASILLA, AK, IN GOOD VFR WX ON A 2 HR FLT. ON RETURN, WX DETERIORATED. I CONSEQUENTLY RETURNED HOME FOLLOWING HWYS AND A KNOWN SERIES OF WATER (FROM BIG LAKE AREA TO WALBY LAKE IN WX -- SNOW) WITH QUESTIONED VISIBILITY AT QUESTIONABLE ALTS. I AM FAMILIAR WITH LCL LANDMARKS AND WAS AT NO TIME LOST, NOR WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHERS. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE WX IN ADVANCE, I WOULD HAVE REMAINED AT HOME. THE CHANGE OCCURRED INFLT BTWN WX RPTING STATIONS -- WASILLA AND ALMOC.
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.