A skillful and experienced eri approach controller was successful in locating and assisting a pase p...

Attributes
ACN	570853
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eri.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : eri.tracon tower : eri.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : local
ASRS Report	570853
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : vor radials other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Pase en route syr-0SU at 4000 ft was NORDO east of eri airspace came up on eri frequency approximately 40 NM ese eri. Aircraft was in non radar area and was advised mdt rime, mxd and clear icg in the area with tops at 6000 ft MSL. Soon after aircraft advised picked up ice and stated they would like to climb. Issued climb to 6000 ft. Aircraft reached 5000 ft and advised couldn't climb any more due icing. Aircraft requested 4000 ft again, and was issued clearance. I advised aircraft he was still non radar, but after 2 VOR checks that he was approximately 10 NM north of a small airport and 20 NM north of fkl. Aircraft advised he wanted to go to eri. Given clearance to eri at 4000 ft. Aircraft then gave GPS position of 30 degrees southeast eri. At 20 NM aircraft was radar idented, and I commenced vectors for ILS runway 24. Approximately 15 NM east of airport aircraft advised he could not hold assigned altitude of 3200 ft (MVA), and was getting very loaded up with ice. I advised aircraft about antenna field 10 ese of airport (2200 ft MSL) and vectored aircraft around antennas (on mapper) and as soon as clear, vectored toward a 1 M final. Aircraft altitude (mode C) fluctuated between 2800-2000 ft. At 4 mi east of airport, aircraft was 1200 ft MSL (field elevation -- 733 ft) descending. 2 mi from airport, I turned aircraft to 250 degrees, and he picked up airport and landed. After landing, airport picked up with flashing beacon provided follow-me to ramp due to ice in windshield. Aircraft had over 1 in of ice all over aircraft with thick ribs and long spikes of ice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SKILLFUL AND EXPERIENCED ERI APCH CTLR WAS SUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING AND ASSISTING A PASE PLT ON AN IFR CLRNC, WHOSE ACFT LOADED UP WITH SEVERE ICING.

Narrative: PASE ENRTE SYR-0SU AT 4000 FT WAS NORDO E OF ERI AIRSPACE CAME UP ON ERI FREQ APPROX 40 NM ESE ERI. ACFT WAS IN NON RADAR AREA AND WAS ADVISED MDT RIME, MXD AND CLR ICG IN THE AREA WITH TOPS AT 6000 FT MSL. SOON AFTER ACFT ADVISED PICKED UP ICE AND STATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO CLB. ISSUED CLB TO 6000 FT. ACFT REACHED 5000 FT AND ADVISED COULDN'T CLB ANY MORE DUE ICING. ACFT REQUESTED 4000 FT AGAIN, AND WAS ISSUED CLRNC. I ADVISED ACFT HE WAS STILL NON RADAR, BUT AFTER 2 VOR CHKS THAT HE WAS APPROX 10 NM N OF A SMALL ARPT AND 20 NM N OF FKL. ACFT ADVISED HE WANTED TO GO TO ERI. GIVEN CLRNC TO ERI AT 4000 FT. ACFT THEN GAVE GPS POS OF 30 DEGS SE ERI. AT 20 NM ACFT WAS RADAR IDENTED, AND I COMMENCED VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 24. APPROX 15 NM E OF ARPT ACFT ADVISED HE COULD NOT HOLD ASSIGNED ALT OF 3200 FT (MVA), AND WAS GETTING VERY LOADED UP WITH ICE. I ADVISED ACFT ABOUT ANTENNA FIELD 10 ESE OF ARPT (2200 FT MSL) AND VECTORED ACFT AROUND ANTENNAS (ON MAPPER) AND AS SOON AS CLR, VECTORED TOWARD A 1 M FINAL. ACFT ALT (MODE C) FLUCTUATED BTWN 2800-2000 FT. AT 4 MI E OF ARPT, ACFT WAS 1200 FT MSL (FIELD ELEVATION -- 733 FT) DSNDING. 2 MI FROM ARPT, I TURNED ACFT TO 250 DEGS, AND HE PICKED UP ARPT AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG, ARPT PICKED UP WITH FLASHING BEACON PROVIDED FOLLOW-ME TO RAMP DUE TO ICE IN WINDSHIELD. ACFT HAD OVER 1 IN OF ICE ALL OVER ACFT WITH THICK RIBS AND LONG SPIKES OF ICE.

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.

A skillful and experienced eri approach controller was successful in locating and assisting a pase pilot on an IFR clearance, whose aircraft loaded up with severe icing.