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Aerostar pilot reports encountering heavy rain at 7;000 ft on an IFR flight plan. A turn; with ATC permission; using weather data link information is made to avoid the worst. Turbulence results in a loss of 500 ft with full power set before 7;000 ft can be regained.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 983750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZJX.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 600 Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Safety Instrumentation & Information |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 27 Flight Crew Total 4015 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
During cruise flight in clouds and rain; I entered an area of moderate turbulence. I only had data link weather. The controller advised of extreme rain ahead for the next 50 miles. I turned to pzd where data link weather showed better conditions. I already had power set for turbulence. Upon turning to pzd I encountered a down draft and went to full power. The plane lost 500 ft before I could safely climb back to 7;000 ft. The controller asked me to say altitude. After I had the situation back under control; I replied that I knew what had happened. That was all that was said by either one of us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aerostar pilot reports encountering heavy rain at 7;000 FT on an IFR flight plan. A turn; with ATC permission; using weather data link information is made to avoid the worst. Turbulence results in a loss of 500 FT with full power set before 7;000 FT can be regained.
Narrative: During cruise flight in clouds and rain; I entered an area of moderate turbulence. I only had data link weather. The Controller advised of extreme rain ahead for the next 50 miles. I turned to PZD where data link weather showed better conditions. I already had power set for turbulence. Upon turning to PZD I encountered a down draft and went to full power. The plane lost 500 FT before I could safely climb back to 7;000 FT. The Controller asked me to say altitude. After I had the situation back under control; I replied that I knew what had happened. That was all that was said by either one of us.
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.