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Owner of small aircraft, also holder of student pilot permit, departs in MVFR or IMC at night and runs into WX, and carries out lucky off airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 130828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqb |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 898 flight time type : 89 |
| ASRS Report | 130828 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Left carthage, il, about XXXX. WX cold, visibility 2500-3000' AGL and 1.5 mi. Heading 045 degrees to galesburg. Reached roseville 30 NM. Flew into snow, visibility poor, turned south for 25 NM. WX cleared--no snow. Turned east and ran into snow, visibility closing in. Started to look for an opening in the clouds to set down. Found an opening in the clouds at route 136 and 41. Made 5 passes on a field and then set the plane down with no problems. Landing relatively smooth--no damage to aircraft or myself. Used slow flight due to turbulence. Had maps with information, but with turbulence rather hard to use. Even though the WX had deteriorated, I remained rather cool and tried to use good judgement. The next morning, I towed the plane to a bean field and took off. I was very fortunate that everything came out ok. To prevent this type of flight from ever happening again, I won't underestimate the WX conditions, even if the flight time is 1/2 hour. When I took off, ceiling unlimited, visibility 10 NM. File a complete flight plan regardless of distance and complete WX report every time you fly. In doing this, there would be no problem or reason to set down due to bad WX closing in rather fast. There would also be a record with FSS or FAA on WX briefings. According to FAA in springfield, il, there were several aircraft that had problems that evening. Mechanical problems are another issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OWNER OF SMA, ALSO HOLDER OF STUDENT PLT PERMIT, DEPARTS IN MVFR OR IMC AT NIGHT AND RUNS INTO WX, AND CARRIES OUT LUCKY OFF ARPT LNDG.
Narrative: LEFT CARTHAGE, IL, ABOUT XXXX. WX COLD, VISIBILITY 2500-3000' AGL AND 1.5 MI. HDG 045 DEGS TO GALESBURG. REACHED ROSEVILLE 30 NM. FLEW INTO SNOW, VISIBILITY POOR, TURNED S FOR 25 NM. WX CLRED--NO SNOW. TURNED E AND RAN INTO SNOW, VISIBILITY CLOSING IN. STARTED TO LOOK FOR AN OPENING IN THE CLOUDS TO SET DOWN. FOUND AN OPENING IN THE CLOUDS AT ROUTE 136 AND 41. MADE 5 PASSES ON A FIELD AND THEN SET THE PLANE DOWN WITH NO PROBS. LNDG RELATIVELY SMOOTH--NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR MYSELF. USED SLOW FLT DUE TO TURB. HAD MAPS WITH INFO, BUT WITH TURB RATHER HARD TO USE. EVEN THOUGH THE WX HAD DETERIORATED, I REMAINED RATHER COOL AND TRIED TO USE GOOD JUDGEMENT. THE NEXT MORNING, I TOWED THE PLANE TO A BEAN FIELD AND TOOK OFF. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT EVERYTHING CAME OUT OK. TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FLT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN, I WON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE WX CONDITIONS, EVEN IF THE FLT TIME IS 1/2 HR. WHEN I TOOK OFF, CEILING UNLIMITED, VISIBILITY 10 NM. FILE A COMPLETE FLT PLAN REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE AND COMPLETE WX RPT EVERY TIME YOU FLY. IN DOING THIS, THERE WOULD BE NO PROB OR REASON TO SET DOWN DUE TO BAD WX CLOSING IN RATHER FAST. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A RECORD WITH FSS OR FAA ON WX BRIEFINGS. ACCORDING TO FAA IN SPRINGFIELD, IL, THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT THAT HAD PROBS THAT EVENING. MECHANICAL PROBS ARE ANOTHER ISSUE.
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.