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In flight encounter in flight icing distraction to pilot causes heading track deviation and altitude deviation. Spatial disorientation during IAP lda approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rut |
| State Reference | VT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5700 msl bound upper : 5700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw artcc : zid |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 586 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 203672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
On practice approach to rut, encountered rapid buildup (approximately 1 inch in 5 mins) rime ice, became lost on approach due to this distraction. Then unable to maintain altitude. Requested and received vectors for assistance, returned to airport safely. 2 aircraft landed using approach prior to us. Reported no ice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN FLT ENCOUNTER IN FLT ICING DISTR TO PLT CAUSES HDG TRACK DEV AND ALTDEV. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING IAP LDA APCH.
Narrative: ON PRACTICE APCH TO RUT, ENCOUNTERED RAPID BUILDUP (APPROX 1 INCH IN 5 MINS) RIME ICE, BECAME LOST ON APCH DUE TO THIS DISTR. THEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR ASSISTANCE, RETURNED TO ARPT SAFELY. 2 ACFT LANDED USING APCH PRIOR TO US. RPTED NO ICE.
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.