PA28 pilot on IFR flight plan at 10;000 ft reports encountering thunderstorms and turbulence. A cour...

Attributes
ACN	1036140
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZOB.ARTCC
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 809 Flight Crew Type 743
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Filed IFR to roa 10;000 ft MSL. Encountered clouds with turbulence and rapid build-ups. Thunderstorms reported ahead and airlines being diverted. Wholly inadequate weather support on board. While in contact with flightwatch; deviated from course in attempt to escape immediate peril and failed to notify cleveland center in time. Experienced precession errors too. Also; altitude excursions of approximately 500 ft. After course reversal due to turbulence and shear returned to base. Now investing in more sophisticated weather instrumentation and services. (Enough discomfort -- time to write a check.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 pilot on IFR flight plan at 10;000 FT reports encountering thunderstorms and turbulence. A course reversal is initiated prior to advising Center and several altitude deviations occur.

Narrative: Filed IFR to ROA 10;000 FT MSL. Encountered clouds with turbulence and rapid build-ups. Thunderstorms reported ahead and airlines being diverted. Wholly inadequate weather support on board. While in contact with Flightwatch; deviated from course in attempt to escape immediate peril and failed to notify Cleveland Center in time. Experienced precession errors too. Also; altitude excursions of approximately 500 FT. After course reversal due to turbulence and shear returned to base. Now investing in more sophisticated weather instrumentation and services. (Enough discomfort -- time to write a check.)

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.

PA28 pilot on IFR flight plan at 10;000 ft reports encountering thunderstorms and turbulence. A course reversal is initiated prior to advising center and several altitude deviations occur.