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VFR C182 pilot encounters IMC, experienced vertigo and cockpit window failure before recovering aircraft control for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 07f.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 410 flight time type : 310 |
| ASRS Report | 516620 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying VFR near airport area, practicing maneuvers with broken cloudiness. Ascended into a hazy area and noticed clouds were beginning to close around me. Headed toward a hole to descend through clouds. Haze increased and I continued towards the opening but wound up in a cloud. Immediately experienced vertigo and got into unusual attitude. Began recovery from unusual attitude when the windshield peeled off the plane. Broke out of clouds and stabilized aircraft. Practiced landing at 3000-4000 ft and proceeded to land airplane safety at local airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VFR C182 PLT ENCOUNTERS IMC, EXPERIENCED VERTIGO AND COCKPIT WINDOW FAILURE BEFORE RECOVERING ACFT CTL FOR LNDG.
Narrative: FLYING VFR NEAR ARPT AREA, PRACTICING MANEUVERS WITH BROKEN CLOUDINESS. ASCENDED INTO A HAZY AREA AND NOTICED CLOUDS WERE BEGINNING TO CLOSE AROUND ME. HEADED TOWARD A HOLE TO DSND THROUGH CLOUDS. HAZE INCREASED AND I CONTINUED TOWARDS THE OPENING BUT WOUND UP IN A CLOUD. IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED VERTIGO AND GOT INTO UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. BEGAN RECOVERY FROM UNUSUAL ATTITUDE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD PEELED OFF THE PLANE. BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS AND STABILIZED ACFT. PRACTICED LNDG AT 3000-4000 FT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AIRPLANE SAFETY AT LOCAL ARPT.
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.