Flight assistance given to private pilot on first solo IFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	301916
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 325 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	301916
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My first time flying in IMC by myself, no automatic flight controls. Unable to fly the plane in unstable air and read charts. I am going to add an autoplt. DME failed, this added to the problem. Asked to be vectored to nearest airport and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO PVT PLT ON FIRST SOLO IFR FLT.

Narrative: MY FIRST TIME FLYING IN IMC BY MYSELF, NO AUTO FLT CTLS. UNABLE TO FLY THE PLANE IN UNSTABLE AIR AND READ CHARTS. I AM GOING TO ADD AN AUTOPLT. DME FAILED, THIS ADDED TO THE PROB. ASKED TO BE VECTORED TO NEAREST ARPT AND LANDED.

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.