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Student pilot encountered WX after departure on a solo cross-country. Vectors were requested and received to a near by airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hrl |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hrl |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 176192 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At instrument, I checked WX and approved VFR student x-country. WX was VFR with clearing in upper valley; marginal to north/northwest, clear to east. Forecast broken 1000-15000 en route, improving as sun burned off low clouds. Destination was 120 NM away, and VFR. Flight plan filed; never opened as student never left departure control. Shortly after takeoff, WX moved in rapidly. Student requested from departure. Vector resulted in student becoming momentarily IMC. Outstanding job by controller thereafter; student did a safer job in following direction. Was vectored to VMC; student found FMC airport (better than 1000' 15 mi visibility) and landed. Airport where student landed was about 5 NM from departure airport. Total flight time: 0.4. Questionable decision by instrument. Instrument and student had briefed a variety of 'what if's.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT ENCOUNTERED WX AFTER DEP ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. VECTORS WERE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TO A NEAR BY ARPT.
Narrative: AT INSTR, I CHKED WX AND APPROVED VFR STUDENT X-COUNTRY. WX WAS VFR WITH CLRING IN UPPER VALLEY; MARGINAL TO N/NW, CLR TO E. FORECAST BROKEN 1000-15000 ENRTE, IMPROVING AS SUN BURNED OFF LOW CLOUDS. DEST WAS 120 NM AWAY, AND VFR. FLT PLAN FILED; NEVER OPENED AS STUDENT NEVER LEFT DEP CTL. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WX MOVED IN RAPIDLY. STUDENT REQUESTED FROM DEP. VECTOR RESULTED IN STUDENT BECOMING MOMENTARILY IMC. OUTSTANDING JOB BY CTLR THEREAFTER; STUDENT DID A SAFER JOB IN FOLLOWING DIRECTION. WAS VECTORED TO VMC; STUDENT FOUND FMC ARPT (BETTER THAN 1000' 15 MI VIS) AND LANDED. ARPT WHERE STUDENT LANDED WAS ABOUT 5 NM FROM DEP ARPT. TOTAL FLT TIME: 0.4. QUESTIONABLE DECISION BY INSTR. INSTR AND STUDENT HAD BRIEFED A VARIETY OF 'WHAT IF'S.'
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.