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A C182 CFI drops several skydivers into fog and low visibility conditions at 5000 ft MSL above an airport with an 1800 ft elevation at 2w1, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 other : 105 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 595746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We had low fog most of the day at our airport. At about 1600 ft the fog dissipated and we had mostly clear skies. I was able to get 3 flts in to 5000 ft MSL dropping skydivers. The flight in question accorded at about 1700 ft. I was in clear skies when I dropped a skydiver from 5000 ft. As he descended the fog started to reform over the airport. He may have had less than 3 mi visibility as he descended through 1000 ft. I was able to land in VFR conditions. The fog continued to thicken as the temperature dropped. The rapid reforming of this fog was not forecast and skies were forecasted to stay clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 CFI DROPS SEVERAL SKYDIVERS INTO FOG AND LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS AT 5000 FT MSL ABOVE AN ARPT WITH AN 1800 FT ELEVATION AT 2W1, WA.
Narrative: WE HAD LOW FOG MOST OF THE DAY AT OUR ARPT. AT ABOUT 1600 FT THE FOG DISSIPATED AND WE HAD MOSTLY CLR SKIES. I WAS ABLE TO GET 3 FLTS IN TO 5000 FT MSL DROPPING SKYDIVERS. THE FLT IN QUESTION ACCORDED AT ABOUT 1700 FT. I WAS IN CLR SKIES WHEN I DROPPED A SKYDIVER FROM 5000 FT. AS HE DSNDED THE FOG STARTED TO REFORM OVER THE ARPT. HE MAY HAVE HAD LESS THAN 3 MI VISIBILITY AS HE DSNDED THROUGH 1000 FT. I WAS ABLE TO LAND IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE FOG CONTINUED TO THICKEN AS THE TEMP DROPPED. THE RAPID REFORMING OF THIS FOG WAS NOT FORECAST AND SKIES WERE FORECASTED TO STAY CLR.
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.