<< >> NASA ASRS Report 369770, May 1997

Small aircraft private pilot followed another aircraft and flies into a cloud deck. He exits clouds in a climb as soon as possible. Non rated IFR.

Attributes
ACN	369770
Time
Date	199705
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n03
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	369770
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather 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:

Following another aircraft in climb through scattered clouds, was engulfed by clouds. Turned away from other aircraft and climbed clear of clouds. Other aircraft did not enter clouds. I continued flight to clear area and descended.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PVT PLT FOLLOWED ANOTHER ACFT AND FLIES INTO A CLOUD DECK. HE EXITS CLOUDS IN A CLB ASAP. NON RATED IFR.

Narrative: FOLLOWING ANOTHER ACFT IN CLB THROUGH SCATTERED CLOUDS, WAS ENGULFED BY CLOUDS. TURNED AWAY FROM OTHER ACFT AND CLBED CLR OF CLOUDS. OTHER ACFT DID NOT ENTER CLOUDS. I CONTINUED FLT TO CLR AREA AND DSNDED.

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.