 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
C172 student pilot took his private pilot rating ride on a day that had reduced visibility and low ceilings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : d10.tracon |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 39 flight time total : 56 flight time type : 56 |
| ASRS Report | 530441 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on my private pilot check ride. WX was at or barely above minimums at our class D airfield, and FSS was reporting marginal VFR over entire area. I did not believe we would actually fly that day. The designated examiner asked me what my decision was. I said not to go. He said correct, but let's go anyway. After takeoff en route to first check point, I said ceilings were low and we should return. Instead, he requested from ATC to go VFR on top. We received clearance and climbed on top. After flight maneuvers there, we called ATC and descended back below the layers to perform ground maneuvers and takeoff and lndgs at an uncontrolled field. Then we returned to our home airfield. Despite the good outcome of the chkride, I believe I should have stood my ground against flying in such marginal WX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 STUDENT PLT TOOK HIS PVT PLT RATING RIDE ON A DAY THAT HAD REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LOW CEILINGS.
Narrative: I WAS ON MY PVT PLT CHK RIDE. WX WAS AT OR BARELY ABOVE MINIMUMS AT OUR CLASS D AIRFIELD, AND FSS WAS RPTING MARGINAL VFR OVER ENTIRE AREA. I DID NOT BELIEVE WE WOULD ACTUALLY FLY THAT DAY. THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER ASKED ME WHAT MY DECISION WAS. I SAID NOT TO GO. HE SAID CORRECT, BUT LET'S GO ANYWAY. AFTER TKOF ENRTE TO FIRST CHK POINT, I SAID CEILINGS WERE LOW AND WE SHOULD RETURN. INSTEAD, HE REQUESTED FROM ATC TO GO VFR ON TOP. WE RECEIVED CLRNC AND CLBED ON TOP. AFTER FLT MANEUVERS THERE, WE CALLED ATC AND DSNDED BACK BELOW THE LAYERS TO PERFORM GND MANEUVERS AND TKOF AND LNDGS AT AN UNCTLED FIELD. THEN WE RETURNED TO OUR HOME AIRFIELD. DESPITE THE GOOD OUTCOME OF THE CHKRIDE, I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE STOOD MY GND AGAINST FLYING IN SUCH MARGINAL WX.
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.