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A VFR single pilot encounters IMC conditions while en route, resulting in an emergency declared to get the aircraft on the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : laf.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 583729 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on a trip back to madison, in, when I encountered low ceilings and then suddenly I was in IFR conditions. I was close to laf and called the tower, but forgot to ask for special VFR and finally declared an emergency to get the tower to approve my coming in to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR SINGLE PLT ENCOUNTERS IMC CONDITIONS WHILE ENRTE, RESULTING IN AN EMER DECLARED TO GET THE ACFT ON THE GND.
Narrative: I WAS ON A TRIP BACK TO MADISON, IN, WHEN I ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND THEN SUDDENLY I WAS IN IFR CONDITIONS. I WAS CLOSE TO LAF AND CALLED THE TWR, BUT FORGOT TO ASK FOR SPECIAL VFR AND FINALLY DECLARED AN EMER TO GET THE TWR TO APPROVE MY COMING IN TO LAND.
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.