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Small aircraft pilot encounters icing, updrafts and unable hold altitude. Requests lower. MEA not allow at that time. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 206174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bce |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 206174 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
There was more convective action than reported. Eventually, a SIGMET was issued for this while I was en route. The main problem was up and down draft some windshear that would blow the plane around like a piece of paper. Plus ice. En route MEA's were 13000 ft. ATC moved me up to 14000. Could not maintain because of ice. Asked for lower as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ENCOUNTERS ICING, UPDRAFTS AND UNABLE HOLD ALT. REQUESTS LOWER. MEA NOT ALLOW AT THAT TIME. ALTDEV.
Narrative: THERE WAS MORE CONVECTIVE ACTION THAN RPTED. EVENTUALLY, A SIGMET WAS ISSUED FOR THIS WHILE I WAS ENRTE. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS UP AND DOWN DRAFT SOME WINDSHEAR THAT WOULD BLOW THE PLANE AROUND LIKE A PIECE OF PAPER. PLUS ICE. ENRTE MEA'S WERE 13000 FT. ATC MOVED ME UP TO 14000. COULD NOT MAINTAIN BECAUSE OF ICE. ASKED FOR LOWER ASAP.
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.