Helicopter pilot makes hard landing while racing WX deterioration.

Attributes
ACN	295529
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lft airport : ltt
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	295529
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Aircraft was landed hard while trying to return to base with rapidly deteriorating WX. At XA20 report WX was clear 7 mi at XA30 it was reported on first ATIS of the morning as 100 ft obscured and 1/4 mi with fog. FSS forecast 3 mi with patchy fog when I called at XB45 for XC15 takeoff. The problem is getting WX during that time of the night, many stations are not open until 6 or 7 am. Once lft tower was open I had accurate WX for there (not just forecast).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT MAKES HARD LNDG WHILE RACING WX DETERIORATION.

Narrative: ACFT WAS LANDED HARD WHILE TRYING TO RETURN TO BASE WITH RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WX. AT XA20 RPT WX WAS CLR 7 MI AT XA30 IT WAS RPTED ON FIRST ATIS OF THE MORNING AS 100 FT OBSCURED AND 1/4 MI WITH FOG. FSS FORECAST 3 MI WITH PATCHY FOG WHEN I CALLED AT XB45 FOR XC15 TKOF. THE PROB IS GETTING WX DURING THAT TIME OF THE NIGHT, MANY STATIONS ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL 6 OR 7 AM. ONCE LFT TWR WAS OPEN I HAD ACCURATE WX FOR THERE (NOT JUST FORECAST).

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.