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M20 pilot reports inadvertently entering IMC on a VFR flight at low altitude and contacting trees or brush with his left wing before climbing to VMC. Dents in the left wing and a damaged propeller blade are detected on post flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1151266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) / Allegro |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 46.8 Flight Crew Total 4608.7 Flight Crew Type 3724.3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC |
Narrative:
While on a VFR flight; I decreased altitude to maintain visual conditions and inadvertently lost visual contact with the ground for a couple of seconds as I entered a low cloud. I brushed the left wing on a tree or brush top before I was able to ascend and enter visual conditions. I returned back to ZZZ and landed uneventfully. Once back in my hangar; I noticed a few dents on the bottom side of the left outboard section of the wing and a slight bend in 1 prop blade. There was no damage to any other property or injury to any others and no injury to me. The incident occurred in a remote location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20 pilot reports inadvertently entering IMC on a VFR flight at low altitude and contacting trees or brush with his left wing before climbing to VMC. Dents in the left wing and a damaged propeller blade are detected on post flight.
Narrative: While on a VFR flight; I decreased altitude to maintain visual conditions and inadvertently lost visual contact with the ground for a couple of seconds as I entered a low cloud. I brushed the left wing on a tree or brush top before I was able to ascend and enter visual conditions. I returned back to ZZZ and landed uneventfully. Once back in my hangar; I noticed a few dents on the bottom side of the left outboard section of the wing and a slight bend in 1 prop blade. There was no damage to any other property or injury to any others and no injury to me. The incident occurred in a remote location.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.