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Government pilot of an small transport twin entered IMC on a VFR flight plan and subsequently failed to close her VFR flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdm |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4550 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 346430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On VFR flight plan from boi to rdm at 10500 ft. Encountered moderate continuous rain, descended to 10000 ft and asked ZSE (who I had been flight following with VFR) for an IFR clearance as conditions were deteriorating to IMC and I did not believe I could get under WX. Myself and aircraft both IFR rated. I told center I was encountering 'inadvertent IMC' to expedite an IFR clearance which I promptly received. I should have asked earlier center (slc) for an IFR clearance instead of waiting for the handoff to seattle. After advising ZSE that I had a VFR flight plan on file and asked for an IFR clearance, I did not close the VFR flight plan with mcminnville after landing, although I did close out with ZSE on the IFR 10 mi east of rdm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GOV PLT OF AN SMT TWIN ENTERED IMC ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO CLOSE HER VFR FLT PLAN.
Narrative: ON VFR FLT PLAN FROM BOI TO RDM AT 10500 FT. ENCOUNTERED MODERATE CONTINUOUS RAIN, DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND ASKED ZSE (WHO I HAD BEEN FLT FOLLOWING WITH VFR) FOR AN IFR CLRNC AS CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING TO IMC AND I DID NOT BELIEVE I COULD GET UNDER WX. MYSELF AND ACFT BOTH IFR RATED. I TOLD CTR I WAS ENCOUNTERING 'INADVERTENT IMC' TO EXPEDITE AN IFR CLRNC WHICH I PROMPTLY RECEIVED. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED EARLIER CTR (SLC) FOR AN IFR CLRNC INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE HDOF TO SEATTLE. AFTER ADVISING ZSE THAT I HAD A VFR FLT PLAN ON FILE AND ASKED FOR AN IFR CLRNC, I DID NOT CLOSE THE VFR FLT PLAN WITH MCMINNVILLE AFTER LNDG, ALTHOUGH I DID CLOSE OUT WITH ZSE ON THE IFR 10 MI E OF RDM.
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.