Aircraft encounters severe icing.

Attributes
ACN	279763
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tol
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	279763
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Cruising at FL190 entered area of icing (light rime). Requested a lower altitude. Was denied lower altitude due to traffic below. Requested lower altitude again and advised ATC I was picking up ice. They denied my request again. Told ATC I needed lower due to ice (now severe). Request denied. Requested level altitude again. They gave a turn to 360 degrees (from 120 degrees). Back into ice! I turned to 360 degrees and told ATC I was starting down. Aircraft had lost 40 KTS and was at 120 KTS indicated blue line is 111. 2 mins later ATC clears me direct tol at 14000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE ICING.

Narrative: CRUISING AT FL190 ENTERED AREA OF ICING (LIGHT RIME). REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. WAS DENIED LOWER ALT DUE TO TFC BELOW. REQUESTED LOWER ALT AGAIN AND ADVISED ATC I WAS PICKING UP ICE. THEY DENIED MY REQUEST AGAIN. TOLD ATC I NEEDED LOWER DUE TO ICE (NOW SEVERE). REQUEST DENIED. REQUESTED LEVEL ALT AGAIN. THEY GAVE A TURN TO 360 DEGS (FROM 120 DEGS). BACK INTO ICE! I TURNED TO 360 DEGS AND TOLD ATC I WAS STARTING DOWN. ACFT HAD LOST 40 KTS AND WAS AT 120 KTS INDICATED BLUE LINE IS 111. 2 MINS LATER ATC CLRS ME DIRECT TOL AT 14000 FT.

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.