Pilot of small aircraft obtained WX report of icing and PIREPS but took off anyhow, in IMC. Obtained...

Attributes
ACN	195794
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fcm airport : ill
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 98 flight time total : 253 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	195794
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

No FAA WX briefing flew into IFR conditions with no flight plan filed. No weight and balance done. Flew into known icing conditions. I looked at WX system computer, saw destination 10 mi, 9 overcast, departure airport 12 overcast 10. I saw 1 PIREP for icing 3 hours before my departure. I took off and encountered the cloud base at 1500 MSL. I called msp departure for a VFR climb to on top. I wasn't on top by 8000 and requested an IFR clearance to ill. I received a clearance and started to ice shortly after. I should have returned to fcm, but continued to ill. I should have been trained in flying with ice. The icing helped cause a stall while landing. The landing was hard. I was in a hurry to beat a snow storm to ill. I failed to realize icing reports should not be ignored because they are a few hours old. I didn't think of how ice would alter flight characteristics of the small aircraft aircraft. I asked the tower controller if there had been any icing PIREPS. The tower said there had been numerous reports. I should not have taken off. The PIREP I saw read trace rime ice. I should have realized a trace could build to moderate or even severe depending on how long the flight is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA OBTAINED WX RPT OF ICING AND PIREPS BUT TOOK OFF ANYHOW, IN IMC. OBTAINED IFR CLRNC, CONTINUED, ENCOUNTERED ICING, HARD LNDG AT DEST.

Narrative: NO FAA WX BRIEFING FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS WITH NO FLT PLAN FILED. NO WT AND BAL DONE. FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. I LOOKED AT WX SYS COMPUTER, SAW DEST 10 MI, 9 OVCST, DEP ARPT 12 OVCST 10. I SAW 1 PIREP FOR ICING 3 HRS BEFORE MY DEP. I TOOK OFF AND ENCOUNTERED THE CLOUD BASE AT 1500 MSL. I CALLED MSP DEP FOR A VFR CLB TO ON TOP. I WASN'T ON TOP BY 8000 AND REQUESTED AN IFR CLRNC TO ILL. I RECEIVED A CLRNC AND STARTED TO ICE SHORTLY AFTER. I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO FCM, BUT CONTINUED TO ILL. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN FLYING WITH ICE. THE ICING HELPED CAUSE A STALL WHILE LNDG. THE LNDG WAS HARD. I WAS IN A HURRY TO BEAT A SNOW STORM TO ILL. I FAILED TO REALIZE ICING RPTS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED BECAUSE THEY ARE A FEW HRS OLD. I DIDN'T THINK OF HOW ICE WOULD ALTER FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SMA ACFT. I ASKED THE TWR CTLR IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY ICING PIREPS. THE TWR SAID THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS RPTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN OFF. THE PIREP I SAW READ TRACE RIME ICE. I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED A TRACE COULD BUILD TO MODERATE OR EVEN SEVERE DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE FLT IS.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft obtained WX report of icing and PIREPS but took off anyhow, in IMC. Obtained IFR clearance, continued, encountered icing, hard landing at destination.