<< >> NASA ASRS Report 698257, May 2006

Beechcraft duke BE60 pilot encounters severe turbulence while at cruise; declares an emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	698257
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Duke 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 78 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	698257
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Nexrad and radar showed clear skies at FL250. Encountered WX and extreme turbulence. Declared emergency and deviated left immediately. Approach cleared to VFR conditions. Landed at ZZZ to review WX situation. Trust only your eyes at FL200 and IMC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECHCRAFT DUKE BE60 PLT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE TURB WHILE AT CRUISE; DECLARES AN EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: NEXRAD AND RADAR SHOWED CLR SKIES AT FL250. ENCOUNTERED WX AND EXTREME TURB. DECLARED EMER AND DEVIATED L IMMEDIATELY. APCH CLRED TO VFR CONDITIONS. LANDED AT ZZZ TO REVIEW WX SITUATION. TRUST ONLY YOUR EYES AT FL200 AND IMC.

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.