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Small aircraft caught above overcast accepts flight assist to successful descent through clouds and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 257082 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 257082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Left pkb airport in wv after checking with FSS. Was told that the overcast layer at 4500 ft extended from pkb to mci in kansas city would be a broken layer by 1200 hours. As I approached mci, the layer was still overcast, and ATC told me that for a distance of 300 mi in all directions the overcast situation persisted. ATC asked fuel time left. I told them 1 hour 30 mins. Therefore, 300 mi diversion was not possible. ATC asked if I was comfortable descending through clouds, and I said yes, as I have passed my IFR written and have 25 hour IFR flight time. ATC told me to descend to 2800 MSL then to 2400 MSL and that the radio frequency that I was on was only going to be used for me. As I descended from 6500 MSL through 2800 to 2400, I was in VFR conditions and reported to ATC, thanked them and landed at the nearest airport. Once I landed, I called ATC, and gave them a verbal report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CAUGHT ABOVE OVCST ACCEPTS FLT ASSIST TO SUCCESSFUL DSCNT THROUGH CLOUDS AND LNDG.
Narrative: LEFT PKB ARPT IN WV AFTER CHKING WITH FSS. WAS TOLD THAT THE OVCST LAYER AT 4500 FT EXTENDED FROM PKB TO MCI IN KANSAS CITY WOULD BE A BROKEN LAYER BY 1200 HRS. AS I APCHED MCI, THE LAYER WAS STILL OVCST, AND ATC TOLD ME THAT FOR A DISTANCE OF 300 MI IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE OVCST SIT PERSISTED. ATC ASKED FUEL TIME LEFT. I TOLD THEM 1 HR 30 MINS. THEREFORE, 300 MI DIVERSION WAS NOT POSSIBLE. ATC ASKED IF I WAS COMFORTABLE DSNDING THROUGH CLOUDS, AND I SAID YES, AS I HAVE PASSED MY IFR WRITTEN AND HAVE 25 HR IFR FLT TIME. ATC TOLD ME TO DSND TO 2800 MSL THEN TO 2400 MSL AND THAT THE RADIO FREQ THAT I WAS ON WAS ONLY GOING TO BE USED FOR ME. AS I DSNDED FROM 6500 MSL THROUGH 2800 TO 2400, I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND RPTED TO ATC, THANKED THEM AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST ARPT. ONCE I LANDED, I CALLED ATC, AND GAVE THEM A VERBAL RPT.
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.