Freezing rain forced aircraft to land on a road.

Attributes
ACN	428224
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : awo.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Ice Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 605 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	428224
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On feb/xa/99 I was returning from a VMC flight approximately 25 NM northeast of pae. I received radar vectors from zxe. As I descended through 7000 ft, I encountered rain, which froze on my wings and propeller. I was unable to maintain a safe altitude and decided to make an off field landing approximately 6 NM northwest of arlington, wa. I landed on a road just west of I-5. I believe that the aircraft was cold enough for the rain to freeze on contact. I also noted that the outside air temperature was -15 degrees F at 10000 ft. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. No one was on the road at time of landing. I was the sole occupant of aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FREEZING RAIN FORCED ACFT TO LAND ON A ROAD.

Narrative: ON FEB/XA/99 I WAS RETURNING FROM A VMC FLT APPROX 25 NM NE OF PAE. I RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FROM ZXE. AS I DSNDED THROUGH 7000 FT, I ENCOUNTERED RAIN, WHICH FROZE ON MY WINGS AND PROP. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALT AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LNDG APPROX 6 NM NW OF ARLINGTON, WA. I LANDED ON A ROAD JUST W OF I-5. I BELIEVE THAT THE ACFT WAS COLD ENOUGH FOR THE RAIN TO FREEZE ON CONTACT. I ALSO NOTED THAT THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS -15 DEGS F AT 10000 FT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD AT TIME OF LNDG. I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF ACFT.

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.