Off airport landing performed by rotary winged traffic.

Attributes
ACN	293539
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : blv airport : cps
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	293539
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jan/xx/95, prior to departing outlaw field in clarksville, tn, I contacted the jackson FSS for a WX briefing. I was en route to st louis downtown-parks (cps). The WX I received at cps was 500 and 2 1/2 F and was confirmed by a company representative. Once airborne we flew past mount vernon and at approximately 60 mi out we had a woman from mount vernon call and give them an ETA of 30- 35 mins. Approximately 10-15 mi east of scott AFB the WX began to deteriorate. I felt at that time it would be unsafe to continue flight. I landed in a farm field next to the highway without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT LNDG PERFORMED BY ROTARY WINGED TFC.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/95, PRIOR TO DEPARTING OUTLAW FIELD IN CLARKSVILLE, TN, I CONTACTED THE JACKSON FSS FOR A WX BRIEFING. I WAS ENRTE TO ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS (CPS). THE WX I RECEIVED AT CPS WAS 500 AND 2 1/2 F AND WAS CONFIRMED BY A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. ONCE AIRBORNE WE FLEW PAST MOUNT VERNON AND AT APPROX 60 MI OUT WE HAD A WOMAN FROM MOUNT VERNON CALL AND GIVE THEM AN ETA OF 30- 35 MINS. APPROX 10-15 MI E OF SCOTT AFB THE WX BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. I FELT AT THAT TIME IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO CONTINUE FLT. I LANDED IN A FARM FIELD NEXT TO THE HWY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.