A lost helicopter pilot hovers by interstate sign to see where he is.

Attributes
ACN	135427
Time
Date	199001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 05ga
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 110 agl bound upper : 110
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 660 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	135427
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Flying cross-country in MVFR. About 10 mi southwest of destination, ceiling started to drop and so did visibility. Navigation was being accomplished by following major roads. Due to visibility limitations, I missed an intersection turn. After discovering problem, I stopped cruise and hovered to read large interstate over the road sign.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOST HELICOPTER PLT HOVERS BY INTERSTATE SIGN TO SEE WHERE HE IS.

Narrative: FLYING CROSS-COUNTRY IN MVFR. ABOUT 10 MI SW OF DEST, CEILING STARTED TO DROP AND SO DID VISIBILITY. NAVIGATION WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS. DUE TO VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS, I MISSED AN INTXN TURN. AFTER DISCOVERING PROBLEM, I STOPPED CRUISE AND HOVERED TO READ LARGE INTERSTATE OVER THE ROAD SIGN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.