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A VFR C150 is trapped on top and enters IMC during descent with no flight plan. Apparently, ATC was not advised.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : asl |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : shv |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1770 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 361432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I left vedalia, la, in a rented C150 to go to marshall, tx. The WX briefing indicated probable IFR conditions, but also conditions likely to improve. I flew to olla, la (LA32) and landed for a while (about 1 hour) because conditions were not very good. I then flew towards marshall, tx, and picked up flight following from shv ATC. I was over an overcast layer (tops very variable). Going to marshall I was possibly not 1000 ft above the clouds at all times. I flew around the marshall area for an hour or so and began to get low on fuel. I found a small break in the overcast and descended to about 800 ft, 14 mi northeast of marshall. I had about 15 seconds of IMC. Anyway, I shouldn't have tried the trip in a VFR only plane with the briefing I got.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR C150 IS TRAPPED ON TOP AND ENTERS IMC DURING DSCNT WITH NO FLT PLAN. APPARENTLY, ATC WAS NOT ADVISED.
Narrative: I LEFT VEDALIA, LA, IN A RENTED C150 TO GO TO MARSHALL, TX. THE WX BRIEFING INDICATED PROBABLE IFR CONDITIONS, BUT ALSO CONDITIONS LIKELY TO IMPROVE. I FLEW TO OLLA, LA (LA32) AND LANDED FOR A WHILE (ABOUT 1 HR) BECAUSE CONDITIONS WERE NOT VERY GOOD. I THEN FLEW TOWARDS MARSHALL, TX, AND PICKED UP FLT FOLLOWING FROM SHV ATC. I WAS OVER AN OVCST LAYER (TOPS VERY VARIABLE). GOING TO MARSHALL I WAS POSSIBLY NOT 1000 FT ABOVE THE CLOUDS AT ALL TIMES. I FLEW AROUND THE MARSHALL AREA FOR AN HR OR SO AND BEGAN TO GET LOW ON FUEL. I FOUND A SMALL BREAK IN THE OVCST AND DSNDED TO ABOUT 800 FT, 14 MI NE OF MARSHALL. I HAD ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF IMC. ANYWAY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TRIED THE TRIP IN A VFR ONLY PLANE WITH THE BRIEFING I GOT.
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.