<< >> NASA ASRS Report 159848, October 1990

Pilot on VFR flight plan with flight advisories from ZME made precautionary landing at intermediate airport when he encountered less than forecast WX.

Attributes
ACN	159848
Time
Date	199010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : idl
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	159848
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Filed a flight plan from mei direct to pbf. Thought that I would be ahead of WX. Predicted ceilings were dropping and clouds were closing. Was using flight VFR following. Near indianola advised intent to descend quickly. Center advised that greenville, ms minimums were a control zone and IFR only. Across the mississippi river a pilot was reporting ceilings above 2000' MSL. I got into a pocket of foggy WX but visibility was 30 mi and sometimes greater. At their direction I landed at indianola and did not cross control zone. A good decision to land. Waited there until better circumstances.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON VFR FLT PLAN WITH FLT ADVISORIES FROM ZME MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT INTERMEDIATE ARPT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LESS THAN FORECAST WX.

Narrative: FILED A FLT PLAN FROM MEI DIRECT TO PBF. THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE AHEAD OF WX. PREDICTED CEILINGS WERE DROPPING AND CLOUDS WERE CLOSING. WAS USING FLT VFR FOLLOWING. NEAR INDIANOLA ADVISED INTENT TO DSND QUICKLY. CENTER ADVISED THAT GREENVILLE, MS MINIMUMS WERE A CTL ZONE AND IFR ONLY. ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER A PLT WAS RPTING CEILINGS ABOVE 2000' MSL. I GOT INTO A POCKET OF FOGGY WX BUT VISIBILITY WAS 30 MI AND SOMETIMES GREATER. AT THEIR DIRECTION I LANDED AT INDIANOLA AND DID NOT CROSS CTL ZONE. A GOOD DECISION TO LAND. WAITED THERE UNTIL BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.