Small transport pilot encounters icing during approach in IMC conditions. Aircraft not fully anti-ic...

Attributes
ACN	261983
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cho
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : cho
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	261983
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 15 mi out from cho encountered light icing. ZDC advised ATIS changed. Got new ATIS which indicated previous aircraft encountered light icing on approach. My aircraft was equipped with boots and some other ice protection system but not equipped for flight into known icing. I decided to continue approach and land to be the best way to get out of the icing. After switching to tower, another aircraft advised they had encountered ice on approach. I continued and landed without incident but did pick up some ice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT ENCOUNTERS ICING DURING APCH IN IMC CONDITIONS. ACFT NOT FULLY ANTI-ICE EQUIPPED.

Narrative: APPROX 15 MI OUT FROM CHO ENCOUNTERED LIGHT ICING. ZDC ADVISED ATIS CHANGED. GOT NEW ATIS WHICH INDICATED PREVIOUS ACFT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT ICING ON APCH. MY ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOOTS AND SOME OTHER ICE PROTECTION SYS BUT NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLT INTO KNOWN ICING. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE APCH AND LAND TO BE THE BEST WAY TO GET OUT OF THE ICING. AFTER SWITCHING TO TWR, ANOTHER ACFT ADVISED THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED ICE ON APCH. I CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT DID PICK UP SOME 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.

Small transport pilot encounters icing during approach in IMC conditions. Aircraft not fully anti-ice equipped.