Small aircraft X encountered icing and was unable to maintain altitude and airspeed.

Attributes
ACN	194138
Time
Date	199111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lex
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : lex
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	194138
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Pilot of small aircraft X IFR flight plan to lex at 3000 ft, reported icing approximately 25 mi southeast. He asked for direct handling to the airport and said he had 3/8 inch of ice accumulation. The aircraft was advised of icing up to 8000 ft and chose not to climb. Approximately 15 mi east of the field, the pilot advised that he had 3/8-1/2 inch of ice accumulated and was having trouble maintaining altitude and airspeed. The aircraft was subsequently vectored for surveillance approach and the fire equipment was dispatched alert. The aircraft got the runway environment in sight on 1 mi final at MDA for surveillance approach. I made the landing on runway 22.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X ENCOUNTERED ICING AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND AIRSPD.

Narrative: PLT OF SMA X IFR FLT PLAN TO LEX AT 3000 FT, RPTED ICING APPROX 25 MI SE. HE ASKED FOR DIRECT HANDLING TO THE ARPT AND SAID HE HAD 3/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE ACFT WAS ADVISED OF ICING UP TO 8000 FT AND CHOSE NOT TO CLB. APPROX 15 MI E OF THE FIELD, THE PLT ADVISED THAT HE HAD 3/8-1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING ALT AND AIRSPD. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY VECTORED FOR SURVEILLANCE APCH AND THE FIRE EQUIP WAS DISPATCHED ALERT. THE ACFT GOT THE RWY ENVIRONMENT IN SIGHT ON 1 MI FINAL AT MDA FOR SURVEILLANCE APCH. I MADE THE LNDG ON RWY 22.

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.