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Private pilot got caught in IMC and descended to VMC before requesting vectors to the nearest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : owb |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : evv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 316455 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cruising at 3000 ft in contact with evansville after transferring from louisville en route to college station, tx. Conditions were deteriorating but still VFR and I asked for vector around a storm front. Evansville told me to head east and I did. I immediately within 30 seconds hit serious turbulence and lost ground which put me into a cloud. I knew my position and ground attitude, so I continued down until I was VFR with ground contact and asked for vectors for nearest airport which was owensboro. I was vectored onto final for 180 degrees and switched frequencys and landed at airport. The airport was IFR so I waited until it was VFR and returned to michigan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT GOT CAUGHT IN IMC AND DSNDED TO VMC BEFORE REQUESTING VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS CRUISING AT 3000 FT IN CONTACT WITH EVANSVILLE AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM LOUISVILLE ENRTE TO COLLEGE STATION, TX. CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING BUT STILL VFR AND I ASKED FOR VECTOR AROUND A STORM FRONT. EVANSVILLE TOLD ME TO HEAD E AND I DID. I IMMEDIATELY WITHIN 30 SECONDS HIT SERIOUS TURB AND LOST GND WHICH PUT ME INTO A CLOUD. I KNEW MY POS AND GND ATTITUDE, SO I CONTINUED DOWN UNTIL I WAS VFR WITH GND CONTACT AND ASKED FOR VECTORS FOR NEAREST ARPT WHICH WAS OWENSBORO. I WAS VECTORED ONTO FINAL FOR 180 DEGS AND SWITCHED FREQS AND LANDED AT ARPT. THE ARPT WAS IFR SO I WAITED UNTIL IT WAS VFR AND RETURNED TO MICHIGAN.
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.