<< >> NASA ASRS Report 109266, April 1989

In flight encounter WX, icing.

Attributes
ACN	109266
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gon
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	109266
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

*Analyst paraphrases: pilot and 2 passenger on small aircraft planning pleasure flight from nantucket to westchester, ny. The entire WX briefing indicated hostile WX conditions--icing from 5000' to above, high winds and a frontal system. The briefing meteorologist stated that he wouldn't go in WX like that. The pilot's analysis of the events as they occurred indicated his distrust of the forecasts because of time variances and inaccuracies. Flight landed short of destination after picking up heavy ice. Much support from ATC system and FSS stations, so far as PIREPS and ATC requests for lower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IN FLT ENCOUNTER WX, ICING.

Narrative: *ANALYST PARAPHRASES: PLT AND 2 PAX ON SMA PLANNING PLEASURE FLT FROM NANTUCKET TO WESTCHESTER, NY. THE ENTIRE WX BRIEFING INDICATED HOSTILE WX CONDITIONS--ICING FROM 5000' TO ABOVE, HIGH WINDS AND A FRONTAL SYS. THE BRIEFING METEOROLOGIST STATED THAT HE WOULDN'T GO IN WX LIKE THAT. THE PLT'S ANALYSIS OF THE EVENTS AS THEY OCCURRED INDICATED HIS DISTRUST OF THE FORECASTS BECAUSE OF TIME VARIANCES AND INACCURACIES. FLT LANDED SHORT OF DEST AFTER PICKING UP HEAVY ICE. MUCH SUPPORT FROM ATC SYS AND FSS STATIONS, SO FAR AS PIREPS AND ATC REQUESTS FOR LOWER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.