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C205 pilot on a VFR cross country flight reports landing on a road when unforecast weather closes in while flying through a valley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 950661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Super Skywagon/Super Skylane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[It was a] VFR flight. Got weather briefing from FSS that morning for route; no adverse weather reported. [I] checked weather on an internet flight planner also. Checked radar returns on a weather site. Everything was west of route. Stopped for fuel and checked weather with my laptop computer. No adverse weather reported. [I] was on flight following with salt lake city at 10;500 ft MSL. Almost instantly weather went sour and after checking with center they stated they showed nothing reporting. After getting in a valley the weather closed in and I was trying to get to the closest airport but the visibility went down so I circled a road and when no cars were coming; I landed. Pulled aircraft off road and no damage and no one hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C205 pilot on a VFR cross country flight reports landing on a road when unforecast weather closes in while flying through a valley.
Narrative: [It was a] VFR flight. Got weather briefing from FSS that morning for route; no adverse weather reported. [I] checked weather on an internet flight planner also. Checked radar returns on a weather site. Everything was west of route. Stopped for fuel and checked weather with my laptop computer. No adverse weather reported. [I] was on flight following with Salt Lake City at 10;500 FT MSL. Almost instantly weather went sour and after checking with Center they stated they showed nothing reporting. After getting in a valley the weather closed in and I was trying to get to the closest airport but the visibility went down so I circled a road and when no cars were coming; I landed. Pulled aircraft off road and no damage and no one hurt.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.