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Pilot of a C182 carrying parachute jumpers climbed VFR through a cloud layer to on top and then subsequently made a radar surveillance approach through the overcast when the aircraft was not certified for IFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tlh.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tlh.tracon |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : vacating altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Hauling skydiver in VFR conditions. Low scattered clouds went to broken then to approximately 1000 ft overcast. While climbing to 5000 ft for parachute drop in 20 min time period, continued to circle airport for approximately 40 mins thinking clouds would go back to scattered with sun shining on them. This did not happen, so called tlh approach control for radar approach to tlh regional since by now aircraft was getting low on fuel and was not IFR certified. Get better WX briefing before flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C182 CARRYING PARACHUTE JUMPERS CLBED VFR THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER TO ON TOP AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A RADAR SURVEILLANCE APCH THROUGH THE OVCST WHEN THE ACFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED FOR IFR.
Narrative: HAULING SKYDIVER IN VFR CONDITIONS. LOW SCATTERED CLOUDS WENT TO BROKEN THEN TO APPROX 1000 FT OVCST. WHILE CLBING TO 5000 FT FOR PARACHUTE DROP IN 20 MIN TIME PERIOD, CONTINUED TO CIRCLE ARPT FOR APPROX 40 MINS THINKING CLOUDS WOULD GO BACK TO SCATTERED WITH SUN SHINING ON THEM. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN, SO CALLED TLH APCH CTL FOR RADAR APCH TO TLH REGIONAL SINCE BY NOW ACFT WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL AND WAS NOT IFR CERTIFIED. GET BETTER WX BRIEFING BEFORE FLT.
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.