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Private pilot of a small aircraft sel requested and received a flight assist after encountering unforecasted WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jyo |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 279143 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Reported ceiling was 2900 broken/I was flying at 20008 ft MSL in haze, when visibility stopped due to sudden rain and clouds (15 mi from leesburg) lower than forecast. Since I was on flight following immediately requested help and was vectored to a descent into leesburg and to a safe landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A SMA SEL REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A FLT ASSIST AFTER ENCOUNTERING UNFORECASTED WX.
Narrative: RPTED CEILING WAS 2900 BROKEN/I WAS FLYING AT 20008 FT MSL IN HAZE, WHEN VISIBILITY STOPPED DUE TO SUDDEN RAIN AND CLOUDS (15 MI FROM LEESBURG) LOWER THAN FORECAST. SINCE I WAS ON FLT FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED HELP AND WAS VECTORED TO A DSCNT INTO LEESBURG AND TO A SAFE LNDG.
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.