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Small aircraft pilot encounters WX on a non IFR pleasure flight. Gets assistance from center to nearest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n72 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 123036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inadvertent entry into IFR conditions. Received preflight WX brief via compuserve and FSS about X00 am and approximately Y00 am. Both called for MVFR after Y00 am and better conditions after Z00 pm. Received current WX for albany, pou, swf an cdw at approximately A30 pm and felt it was safe to proceed at that time in MVFR conditions with WX improving at destination airport. WX was fine passing over swf, MVFR. Passed warwick airport and approached the mountain area. Clouds started lowering and were rolling in all around. I was put into a bad position since the WX had been fine with 5 mi visibility. Because of the immediate deteriorating WX conditions of the low clouds, I felt it necessary to climb and make a 180 degree turn and then lowered to previous altitude but did not come out of IFR conditions. I immediately radioed bos center and requested assistance to the nearest airport and was vectored to swf airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ENCOUNTERS WX ON A NON IFR PLEASURE FLT. GETS ASSISTANCE FROM CENTER TO NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO IFR CONDITIONS. RECEIVED PREFLT WX BRIEF VIA COMPUSERVE AND FSS ABOUT X00 AM AND APPROX Y00 AM. BOTH CALLED FOR MVFR AFTER Y00 AM AND BETTER CONDITIONS AFTER Z00 PM. RECEIVED CURRENT WX FOR ALBANY, POU, SWF AN CDW AT APPROX A30 PM AND FELT IT WAS SAFE TO PROCEED AT THAT TIME IN MVFR CONDITIONS WITH WX IMPROVING AT DEST ARPT. WX WAS FINE PASSING OVER SWF, MVFR. PASSED WARWICK ARPT AND APCHED THE MOUNTAIN AREA. CLOUDS STARTED LOWERING AND WERE ROLLING IN ALL AROUND. I WAS PUT INTO A BAD POSITION SINCE THE WX HAD BEEN FINE WITH 5 MI VISIBILITY. BECAUSE OF THE IMMEDIATE DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS OF THE LOW CLOUDS, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO CLIMB AND MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND THEN LOWERED TO PREVIOUS ALT BUT DID NOT COME OUT OF IFR CONDITIONS. I IMMEDIATELY RADIOED BOS CENTER AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO THE NEAREST ARPT AND WAS VECTORED TO SWF ARPT.
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.