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PA-28 pilot reported loss of inflight control due to entering IMC; turbulence and a heading indicator malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1585805 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FPR.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Attitude Indicator(Gyro/Horizon/ADI) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student Flight Crew Private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Was flying straight and level at 6;000 feet. Layer of clouds 1 mile ahead asked ATC for deviation off course. ATC approved 15 degree left or right of course before I could deviate was in clouds was straight and level for a few minutes then due to turbulence aircraft was banking to left was trying to get back to straight and level but then started losing altitude when that happened I notified ATC 'unable to maintain altitude and was calling out my flight level.'once I got positive control of the airplane again informed ATC and then ATC asked me if I want to return to vrb or fpr so I asked for a return to my home base fpr. Miami center then decided to [advise] for me at fpr and gave me non gyro vectors. Once my heading indicator seemed to be working fine I resumed my own navigation and asked for a low approach over 10R so that the tower could check my landing gear for any damage. Once I was given an all clear from ATC I made right traffic for 10R and landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-28 pilot reported loss of inflight control due to entering IMC; turbulence and a heading indicator malfunction.
Narrative: Was flying straight and level at 6;000 feet. layer of clouds 1 mile ahead asked ATC for deviation off course. ATC approved 15 degree left or right of course before I could deviate was in clouds was straight and level for a few minutes then due to turbulence aircraft was banking to left was trying to get back to straight and level but then started losing altitude when that happened I notified ATC 'unable to maintain altitude and was calling out my flight level.'Once I got positive control of the airplane again informed ATC and then ATC asked me if I want to return to VRB or FPR so I asked for a return to my home base FPR. Miami Center then decided to [advise] for me at FPR and gave me non Gyro vectors. Once my Heading indicator seemed to be working fine I resumed my own navigation and asked for a low approach over 10R so that the Tower could check my landing gear for any damage. Once I was given an all clear from ATC I made right traffic for 10R and landed safely.
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.