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A non instrument rated small aircraft pilot flew into high level clouds, got carburetor ice and received vectors out the bottom. All this in mountainous territory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17500 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 275 |
| ASRS Report | 248519 |
| 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 | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was at 17500 ft in clear conditions, 30-35 NM west of slc and encountered tops extending above FL180. I decided to continue eastbound through the moist cloud and picked up induction ice and experienced partial power loss and found myself in cloud as I requested a clearance direct to slc. I regained power below 8000 ft and proceeded to the slc airport via radar vectors. I did not have a current instrument rating, although I do have an small transport type rating and canadian instrument rating that lapsed 3 yrs ago. The mistake I made was to continue on my easterly route through clouds (thinking that it would clear up down range). Furthermore, I was not IFR legal, nor did I have approach plates out. I should never have continued into the WX. I should have turned around. I knew that I was operating in the freezing level and that there would be moisture in the clouds ahead. I had received a WX brief prior to departure on my flight. The WX in slc at the time was approximately 3-4 -RF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A NON INST RATED SMA PLT FLEW INTO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS, GOT CARB ICE AND RECEIVED VECTORS OUT THE BOTTOM. ALL THIS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY.
Narrative: I WAS AT 17500 FT IN CLR CONDITIONS, 30-35 NM W OF SLC AND ENCOUNTERED TOPS EXTENDING ABOVE FL180. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE EBOUND THROUGH THE MOIST CLOUD AND PICKED UP INDUCTION ICE AND EXPERIENCED PARTIAL PWR LOSS AND FOUND MYSELF IN CLOUD AS I REQUESTED A CLRNC DIRECT TO SLC. I REGAINED PWR BELOW 8000 FT AND PROCEEDED TO THE SLC ARPT VIA RADAR VECTORS. I DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT INST RATING, ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE AN SMT TYPE RATING AND CANADIAN INST RATING THAT LAPSED 3 YRS AGO. THE MISTAKE I MADE WAS TO CONTINUE ON MY EASTERLY RTE THROUGH CLOUDS (THINKING THAT IT WOULD CLR UP DOWN RANGE). FURTHERMORE, I WAS NOT IFR LEGAL, NOR DID I HAVE APCH PLATES OUT. I SHOULD NEVER HAVE CONTINUED INTO THE WX. I SHOULD HAVE TURNED AROUND. I KNEW THAT I WAS OPERATING IN THE FREEZING LEVEL AND THAT THERE WOULD BE MOISTURE IN THE CLOUDS AHEAD. I HAD RECEIVED A WX BRIEF PRIOR TO DEP ON MY FLT. THE WX IN SLC AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 3-4 -RF.
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.