<< >> NASA ASRS Report 659832, June 2005

Single pilot of IFR PA28 is forced to climb above cleared altitude due to icing conditions and inoperative carburetor heat.

Attributes
ACN	659832
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yng.tracon
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yng.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 530 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	659832
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oat gauge other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During IFR flight from sky to 9d4 at cruise altitude of 9000 ft MSL under youngstown approach control over tops of clouds; temperature at 3 degrees C; cloud level increased. Temperature in clouds dropped to 0 degrees C requiring pitot heat and carburetor heat. Carburetor heat could not be applied with cable stuck off. Immediate climb into clearing above cloud to avoid carburetor ice; requested 11000 ft to clear clouds. ATC reported my altitude at 9700 ft before giving clearance to 11000 ft. At 11000 ft indicated altitude with pressure altitude indicated at 11000 ft; ZOB stated my altitude at 11300 ft; expect transponder transmission in error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE PLT OF IFR PA28 IS FORCED TO CLB ABOVE CLRED ALT DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS AND INOP CARB HEAT.

Narrative: DURING IFR FLT FROM SKY TO 9D4 AT CRUISE ALT OF 9000 FT MSL UNDER YOUNGSTOWN APCH CTL OVER TOPS OF CLOUDS; TEMP AT 3 DEGS C; CLOUD LEVEL INCREASED. TEMP IN CLOUDS DROPPED TO 0 DEGS C REQUIRING PITOT HEAT AND CARB HEAT. CARB HEAT COULD NOT BE APPLIED WITH CABLE STUCK OFF. IMMEDIATE CLB INTO CLRING ABOVE CLOUD TO AVOID CARB ICE; REQUESTED 11000 FT TO CLR CLOUDS. ATC RPTED MY ALT AT 9700 FT BEFORE GIVING CLRNC TO 11000 FT. AT 11000 FT INDICATED ALT WITH PRESSURE ALT INDICATED AT 11000 FT; ZOB STATED MY ALT AT 11300 FT; EXPECT XPONDER XMISSION IN ERROR.

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.