AA5 pilot reports encountering heavy turbulence at 5;000 ft while attempting to use nexrad to avoid ...

Attributes
ACN	1028210
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	NHK.TRACON
State Reference	MD
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cheetah Tiger Traveler AA5 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11 Flight Crew Total 1777 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Flight between brv VOR and tappa intersection encountered heavy turbulence. [I] deviated to avoid heavy rain and severe updrafts. [I] lost GPS display for unknown reason. [I] should have requested a deviation earlier. Too much reliance on nexrad radar probably contributed to the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AA5 pilot reports encountering heavy turbulence at 5;000 FT while attempting to use Nexrad to avoid the worst weather.

Narrative: Flight between BRV VOR and TAPPA Intersection encountered heavy turbulence. [I] deviated to avoid heavy rain and severe updrafts. [I] lost GPS display for unknown reason. [I] should have requested a deviation earlier. Too much reliance on Nexrad Radar probably contributed to the situation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

AA5 pilot reports encountering heavy turbulence at 5;000 ft while attempting to use nexrad to avoid the worst weather.