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Attributes | |
ACN | 656598 |
Time | |
Date | 200504 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 10500 |
Environment | |
Weather Elements | Ice other |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Piper Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 1649 flight time type : 1300 |
ASRS Report | 656598 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Weather |
Narrative:
I was on a VFR flight from ZZZ1 direct ZZZ2 direct ZZZ3. About 1 1/2 hours into my flight; I was at 10500 ft MSL; clear skies; and all of a sudden a mist came from nowhere. Within seconds; my wings iced up. I lost my airspeed indicator. The plane went into a right stall bank. At about 3000 ft; the ice broke loose. I got control of the plane. I lost all navigation and communication. I reset my circuit breakers and put pitot heat on. Everything went back to normal. I resumed my flight to ZZZ3. This whole situation took about 20 mins to 1/2 hour. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot stated he was in a hazy; misty VMC layer. The icing occurred over a period of about 5 mins before he lost control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PLT ENCOUNTERED ICE WHILE VFR AT 10500 FT; LOST CTL OF THE ACFT RECOVERING AT 3000 FT.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM ZZZ1 DIRECT ZZZ2 DIRECT ZZZ3. ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS INTO MY FLT; I WAS AT 10500 FT MSL; CLR SKIES; AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A MIST CAME FROM NOWHERE. WITHIN SECONDS; MY WINGS ICED UP. I LOST MY AIRSPD INDICATOR. THE PLANE WENT INTO A R STALL BANK. AT ABOUT 3000 FT; THE ICE BROKE LOOSE. I GOT CTL OF THE PLANE. I LOST ALL NAV AND COM. I RESET MY CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND PUT PITOT HEAT ON. EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I RESUMED MY FLT TO ZZZ3. THIS WHOLE SITUATION TOOK ABOUT 20 MINS TO 1/2 HR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT STATED HE WAS IN A HAZY; MISTY VMC LAYER. THE ICING OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MINS BEFORE HE LOST CTL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.