Air taxi departs with SIGMET for severe icing active in night operation.

Attributes
ACN	230759
Time
Date	199301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sal
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	230759
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from salina municipal airport going IFR to wichita mid continent airport. FSS had issued a severe icing SIGMET for the area, it was calling for occasional moderate to severe icing. I got a PIREP 1 min before departure, from an small transport disputing the SIGMET for icing. En route I got an additional report from wichita approach disputing the SIGMET for icing. The flight went as normal. I did not pick up any ice at all during the entire flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI DEPARTS WITH SIGMET FOR SEVERE ICING ACTIVE IN NIGHT OP.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM SALINA MUNICIPAL ARPT GOING IFR TO WICHITA MID CONTINENT ARPT. FSS HAD ISSUED A SEVERE ICING SIGMET FOR THE AREA, IT WAS CALLING FOR OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING. I GOT A PIREP 1 MIN BEFORE DEP, FROM AN SMT DISPUTING THE SIGMET FOR ICING. ENRTE I GOT AN ADDITIONAL RPT FROM WICHITA APCH DISPUTING THE SIGMET FOR ICING. THE FLT WENT AS NORMAL. I DID NOT PICK UP ANY ICE AT ALL DURING THE ENTIRE FLT.

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.