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Student pilot encounters WX not as forecast on cross country flight. Contacting approach he is given the same report of clear along your route. He decides to return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tzr |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1450 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 24 flight time type : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 381150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Prior to leaving for cross country training flight I received a WX briefing advising ceiling of 3000 ft and better with unrestr visibility. Upon climb out I encounter WX approximately 9 mi northwest of tzr. Heavy cloud cover at 1700 ft MSL and strong winds counter to my WX briefing. I had to fly at 1700 ft MSL and all the way down to 1450 ft MSL skirting the 5 mi inner ring of class C at port columbus (cmh). To avoid serious cloud cover I made several altitude adjustments and course deviations. I was in radio contact with dayton radio (rco) during this period. They advised they were still forecasting 'clear along your route.' I gave a pilot report and returned to tzr (boston field). The WX briefing was inaccurate. As a low time pilot this was somewhat stressful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT ENCOUNTERS WX NOT AS FORECAST ON XCOUNTRY FLT. CONTACTING APCH HE IS GIVEN THE SAME RPT OF CLR ALONG YOUR RTE. HE DECIDES TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT I RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING ADVISING CEILING OF 3000 FT AND BETTER WITH UNRESTR VISIBILITY. UPON CLBOUT I ENCOUNTER WX APPROX 9 MI NW OF TZR. HVY CLOUD COVER AT 1700 FT MSL AND STRONG WINDS COUNTER TO MY WX BRIEFING. I HAD TO FLY AT 1700 FT MSL AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1450 FT MSL SKIRTING THE 5 MI INNER RING OF CLASS C AT PORT COLUMBUS (CMH). TO AVOID SERIOUS CLOUD COVER I MADE SEVERAL ALT ADJUSTMENTS AND COURSE DEVS. I WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH DAYTON RADIO (RCO) DURING THIS PERIOD. THEY ADVISED THEY WERE STILL FORECASTING 'CLR ALONG YOUR RTE.' I GAVE A PLT RPT AND RETURNED TO TZR (BOSTON FIELD). THE WX BRIEFING WAS INACCURATE. AS A LOW TIME PLT THIS WAS SOMEWHAT STRESSFUL.
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.