Narrative:

During ILS runway 35 approach into salina, our aircraft began to pick up ice once we entered the clouds. In the WX briefing I had received 30 mins prior to departure, icing was not forecasted nor reported in the area. Ict FSS advised me that the freezing level was at 6000 ft. Since we were flying at 3500 ft, this didn't seem to be too much of a concern. Although the amount was very small, it was more than I ever want in a C172. What I learned from this was that even though icing wasn't forecasted or reported, I should have used better common sense. My yrs of aviation WX classes should have been a more determining factor, rather than trick myself to believe that an inversion was present. Fortunately this was one of those aviation lessons you can learn from and still walk away.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST ICING CONDITIONS.

Narrative: DURING ILS RWY 35 APCH INTO SALINA, OUR ACFT BEGAN TO PICK UP ICE ONCE WE ENTERED THE CLOUDS. IN THE WX BRIEFING I HAD RECEIVED 30 MINS PRIOR TO DEP, ICING WAS NOT FORECASTED NOR RPTED IN THE AREA. ICT FSS ADVISED ME THAT THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS AT 6000 FT. SINCE WE WERE FLYING AT 3500 FT, THIS DIDN'T SEEM TO BE TOO MUCH OF A CONCERN. ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNT WAS VERY SMALL, IT WAS MORE THAN I EVER WANT IN A C172. WHAT I LEARNED FROM THIS WAS THAT EVEN THOUGH ICING WASN'T FORECASTED OR RPTED, I SHOULD HAVE USED BETTER COMMON SENSE. MY YRS OF AVIATION WX CLASSES SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE DETERMINING FACTOR, RATHER THAN TRICK MYSELF TO BELIEVE THAT AN INVERSION WAS PRESENT. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE AVIATION LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN FROM AND STILL WALK AWAY.

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.