Cessna T210 aircraft on training flight. Flight crew got caught in WX conditions and had to file IFR in the air to fly a localizer approach to the home airport. The aircraft had not been static checked and thus was not IFR current.

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Attributes
ACN	363100
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	363100
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student arrived at the airport for a local IFR training flight. We departed VFR to the south. Upon looking west I saw a line of snow moving in. I asked my student if he checked WX. He replied he 'looked out the window and saw it was VFR.' we remained VFR south of the field for 1 hour. After I had completed a WX check (by radio) I knew we would have to file IFR to get back in. I knew, however, that the aircraft did not have a static check in the last 24 calendar months. I promptly got a local IFR from day approach to execute the localizer runway 20 at mgy. The approach was without incident save for a little ice. The major mistakes I made were not checking WX personally and trusting a student to make PIC decisions which he wasn't ready to make. I will never again use a non IFR aircraft for IFR training when the possibility exists for actual IMC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA T210 ACFT ON TRAINING FLT. FLC GOT CAUGHT IN WX CONDITIONS AND HAD TO FILE IFR IN THE AIR TO FLY A LOC APCH TO THE HOME ARPT. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN STATIC CHKED AND THUS WAS NOT IFR CURRENT.

Narrative: MY STUDENT ARRIVED AT THE ARPT FOR A LCL IFR TRAINING FLT. WE DEPARTED VFR TO THE S. UPON LOOKING W I SAW A LINE OF SNOW MOVING IN. I ASKED MY STUDENT IF HE CHKED WX. HE REPLIED HE 'LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW IT WAS VFR.' WE REMAINED VFR S OF THE FIELD FOR 1 HR. AFTER I HAD COMPLETED A WX CHK (BY RADIO) I KNEW WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE IFR TO GET BACK IN. I KNEW, HOWEVER, THAT THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE A STATIC CHK IN THE LAST 24 CALENDAR MONTHS. I PROMPTLY GOT A LCL IFR FROM DAY APCH TO EXECUTE THE LOC RWY 20 AT MGY. THE APCH WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT SAVE FOR A LITTLE ICE. THE MAJOR MISTAKES I MADE WERE NOT CHKING WX PERSONALLY AND TRUSTING A STUDENT TO MAKE PIC DECISIONS WHICH HE WASN'T READY TO MAKE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN USE A NON IFR ACFT FOR IFR TRAINING WHEN THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR ACTUAL IMC.

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.