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Low time private pilot encountered WX near ft wayne and asked for help from fwa approach to bring the flight to a successful conclusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smo.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fwa.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude descent : intermediate altitude ground other : fwa |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 83 flight time type : 83 |
| ASRS Report | 451885 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
20 mi from destination airport, ceiling 3000 ft, cruise 2500 ft, had to descend to 2000 ft, 15 mi out. Then 1500 ft, 10 mi out. Lost contact with the ground at 1000 ft, 5 mi from destination. Ft wayne approach control extremely helpful. Provided vectors to airport 18 mi north of ft wayne. Corrective action seems simple looking back. Should have turned back north and landed short. Ceiling dropped suddenly!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME PVT PLT ENCOUNTERED WX NEAR FT WAYNE AND ASKED FOR HELP FROM FWA APCH TO BRING THE FLT TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.
Narrative: 20 MI FROM DEST ARPT, CEILING 3000 FT, CRUISE 2500 FT, HAD TO DSND TO 2000 FT, 15 MI OUT. THEN 1500 FT, 10 MI OUT. LOST CONTACT WITH THE GND AT 1000 FT, 5 MI FROM DEST. FT WAYNE APCH CTL EXTREMELY HELPFUL. PROVIDED VECTORS TO ARPT 18 MI N OF FT WAYNE. CORRECTIVE ACTION SEEMS SIMPLE LOOKING BACK. SHOULD HAVE TURNED BACK N AND LANDED SHORT. CEILING DROPPED SUDDENLY!
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.