A PA28 flew into icing conditions on approach into an airport with possible icing forecast.

Attributes
ACN	720729
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : r90.tracon
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : r90.tracon tower : mem.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 3 controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 3 flight time last 90 days : 109 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	720729
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Don't know value of this report; but felt it prudent to make one. I filed IFR ZZZ to ZZZ1 knowing they had 2000 ft layer of clouds from the border north. Temperatures indicated possible icing or known icing. I flew for 1 1/2 hours in the clear. Approaching ZZZ regional jets reported light to moderate icing at 3800 ft and below. Approach asked me was I aware of these reports. I acknowledged affirmative. My reasoning at this point was it was only 2000 ft thick and I had experienced heavier icing conditions on previous flts unexpectably. I felt 2000 ft with landing at the end to be safe. I did encounter light rime sprinkled with heavier chunks on the way down the approach. After landing the airplane still had 1/2 inch of ice covering it. I asked the FBO X to put it in hangar for about an hour. After lunch; ice was gone from aircraft. I filed an IFR return. On climb out I experienced no icing through 4000 ft clear above.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 FLEW INTO ICING CONDITIONS ON APCH INTO AN ARPT WITH POSSIBLE ICING FORECAST.

Narrative: DON'T KNOW VALUE OF THIS RPT; BUT FELT IT PRUDENT TO MAKE ONE. I FILED IFR ZZZ TO ZZZ1 KNOWING THEY HAD 2000 FT LAYER OF CLOUDS FROM THE BORDER N. TEMPS INDICATED POSSIBLE ICING OR KNOWN ICING. I FLEW FOR 1 1/2 HRS IN THE CLR. APCHING ZZZ REGIONAL JETS RPTED LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING AT 3800 FT AND BELOW. APCH ASKED ME WAS I AWARE OF THESE RPTS. I ACKNOWLEDGED AFFIRMATIVE. MY REASONING AT THIS POINT WAS IT WAS ONLY 2000 FT THICK AND I HAD EXPERIENCED HEAVIER ICING CONDITIONS ON PREVIOUS FLTS UNEXPECTABLY. I FELT 2000 FT WITH LNDG AT THE END TO BE SAFE. I DID ENCOUNTER LIGHT RIME SPRINKLED WITH HEAVIER CHUNKS ON THE WAY DOWN THE APCH. AFTER LNDG THE AIRPLANE STILL HAD 1/2 INCH OF ICE COVERING IT. I ASKED THE FBO X TO PUT IT IN HANGAR FOR ABOUT AN HR. AFTER LUNCH; ICE WAS GONE FROM ACFT. I FILED AN IFR RETURN. ON CLBOUT I EXPERIENCED NO ICING THROUGH 4000 FT CLR ABOVE.

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.