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In-flight encounter with WX creates an IMC in VFR flight situation for a pilot with low experience level. Flight assist obtained from cooperative TRACON approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bae |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mke |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 75 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 200673 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a pleasure cruise returning from pbh, WX was getting worse, and visibility was getting worse so I contacted mke approach to get nearest vector to VFR WX. While ATC was vectoring me to mke I picked up landmarks that I recognized and then asked for vector to east troy airport where I landed. To prevent this recurrence, get a better WX outlook briefing and also considering turning around and returning to starting point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH WX CREATES AN IMC IN VFR FLT SITUATION FOR A PLT WITH LOW EXPERIENCE LEVEL. FLT ASSIST OBTAINED FROM COOPERATIVE TRACON APCH CTLR.
Narrative: WHILE ON A PLEASURE CRUISE RETURNING FROM PBH, WX WAS GETTING WORSE, AND VISIBILITY WAS GETTING WORSE SO I CONTACTED MKE APCH TO GET NEAREST VECTOR TO VFR WX. WHILE ATC WAS VECTORING ME TO MKE I PICKED UP LANDMARKS THAT I RECOGNIZED AND THEN ASKED FOR VECTOR TO E TROY ARPT WHERE I LANDED. TO PREVENT THIS RECURRENCE, GET A BETTER WX OUTLOOK BRIEFING AND ALSO CONSIDERING TURNING AROUND AND RETURNING TO STARTING POINT.
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.