BE18 pilot departed on flight with PIREPS of severe icing on his routing.

Attributes
ACN	427103
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Rain
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc tracon : alb.tracon tower : alb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	427103
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was given a PIREP of 'severe icing' 20 mi east of alb at approximately XA30. I departed for alb from 70 mi, 150 degrees, sse, and planned arrival at XB30 to XC00. The PIREP was at 6000 ft and I requested 4000 ft direct. Instead I was given vectors to the north several mi before turning on course and had to make my own PIREP of 'light to moderate' at 6000 ft before I got to 4000 ft. The amount of ice on the windshield was mixed and I was immediately using the anti-ice alcohol system to keep it off, but it built up anyway. I had to do a missed approach to alb twice because of lack of visibility out my windscreen. I had a WX briefing, preflted my equipment, and found plenty of warm air in time to clear the windscreen and land at swf. The FAA still came out and is trying to violate me, saying I didn't get a good enough WX brief and they found expired charts in the plane (even though all the amendment numbers are good). I did a visual approach at the only airport I wasn't certain of the approach plates.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE18 PLT DEPARTED ON FLT WITH PIREPS OF SEVERE ICING ON HIS ROUTING.

Narrative: I WAS GIVEN A PIREP OF 'SEVERE ICING' 20 MI E OF ALB AT APPROX XA30. I DEPARTED FOR ALB FROM 70 MI, 150 DEGS, SSE, AND PLANNED ARR AT XB30 TO XC00. THE PIREP WAS AT 6000 FT AND I REQUESTED 4000 FT DIRECT. INSTEAD I WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE N SEVERAL MI BEFORE TURNING ON COURSE AND HAD TO MAKE MY OWN PIREP OF 'LIGHT TO MODERATE' AT 6000 FT BEFORE I GOT TO 4000 FT. THE AMOUNT OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD WAS MIXED AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY USING THE ANTI-ICE ALCOHOL SYS TO KEEP IT OFF, BUT IT BUILT UP ANYWAY. I HAD TO DO A MISSED APCH TO ALB TWICE BECAUSE OF LACK OF VISIBILITY OUT MY WINDSCREEN. I HAD A WX BRIEFING, PREFLTED MY EQUIP, AND FOUND PLENTY OF WARM AIR IN TIME TO CLR THE WINDSCREEN AND LAND AT SWF. THE FAA STILL CAME OUT AND IS TRYING TO VIOLATE ME, SAYING I DIDN'T GET A GOOD ENOUGH WX BRIEF AND THEY FOUND EXPIRED CHARTS IN THE PLANE (EVEN THOUGH ALL THE AMENDMENT NUMBERS ARE GOOD). I DID A VISUAL APCH AT THE ONLY ARPT I WASN'T CERTAIN OF THE APCH PLATES.

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.