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A C182 in eastern or at an altitude below the forecast freezing level encounters icing conditions that make maintaining altitude above the MEA impossible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fmg.vortac |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v105.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 634358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On the airway at 13000 ft MSL, icing reported only above 15000 ft. Started picking up trace rime ice. Altitude changes did not help. Considered returning to lakeview to land. Before decision could be made to turn back, picked up moderate to heavy ice quickly. Could not maintain altitude, necessitating descent below MEA and eastward deviation to lower terrain. Center gave vectors to lower terrain and followed on radio even after radar contact lost. Broke out of overcast at 10000 ft, dropped below freezing level and shed ice. Proceeded south visually and was reacquired by center. Vectors were given for reno (rno) ILS. Problem caused by relying on absence of icing reports at my altitude and not turning back immediately after accumulating ice. Could have avoided problem by implementing above solutions, not going, or choosing an alternate route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 IN EASTERN OR AT AN ALT BELOW THE FORECAST FREEZING LEVEL ENCOUNTERS ICING CONDITIONS THAT MAKE MAINTAINING ALT ABOVE THE MEA IMPOSSIBLE.
Narrative: ON THE AIRWAY AT 13000 FT MSL, ICING RPTED ONLY ABOVE 15000 FT. STARTED PICKING UP TRACE RIME ICE. ALT CHANGES DID NOT HELP. CONSIDERED RETURNING TO LAKEVIEW TO LAND. BEFORE DECISION COULD BE MADE TO TURN BACK, PICKED UP MODERATE TO HVY ICE QUICKLY. COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT, NECESSITATING DSCNT BELOW MEA AND EASTWARD DEV TO LOWER TERRAIN. CTR GAVE VECTORS TO LOWER TERRAIN AND FOLLOWED ON RADIO EVEN AFTER RADAR CONTACT LOST. BROKE OUT OF OVCST AT 10000 FT, DROPPED BELOW FREEZING LEVEL AND SHED ICE. PROCEEDED S VISUALLY AND WAS REACQUIRED BY CTR. VECTORS WERE GIVEN FOR RENO (RNO) ILS. PROB CAUSED BY RELYING ON ABSENCE OF ICING RPTS AT MY ALT AND NOT TURNING BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCUMULATING ICE. COULD HAVE AVOIDED PROB BY IMPLEMENTING ABOVE SOLUTIONS, NOT GOING, OR CHOOSING AN ALTERNATE RTE.
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.