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Pilot and passenger departed msn airport and shortly after encountered IMC WX requiring a radar assist back to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msn |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msn tower : msn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 405688 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon climb out from msn, we encountered rapidly deteriorating WX including a fast building fog. Once we detected this we added carburetor heat, pitot heat and reduced throttle to try to remain below the observed ceiling. While this was unsuccessful, we contacted ATC requesting vectors and clearance for an immediate return to msn, stated that we were IMC at that time and needed assistance to get back. My passenger was also a private pilot who assisted by watching for visual breakout during our descent. We were vectored back on a parallel course to runway 31 with clearance to descend to 1400 ft. We broke out at approximately 1450 ft, executed a 180 degree turn for direct approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AND PAX DEPARTED MSN ARPT AND SHORTLY AFTER ENCOUNTERED IMC WX REQUIRING A RADAR ASSIST BACK TO THE ARPT.
Narrative: UPON CLBOUT FROM MSN, WE ENCOUNTERED RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WX INCLUDING A FAST BUILDING FOG. ONCE WE DETECTED THIS WE ADDED CARB HEAT, PITOT HEAT AND REDUCED THROTTLE TO TRY TO REMAIN BELOW THE OBSERVED CEILING. WHILE THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, WE CONTACTED ATC REQUESTING VECTORS AND CLRNC FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO MSN, STATED THAT WE WERE IMC AT THAT TIME AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO GET BACK. MY PAX WAS ALSO A PVT PLT WHO ASSISTED BY WATCHING FOR VISUAL BREAKOUT DURING OUR DSCNT. WE WERE VECTORED BACK ON A PARALLEL COURSE TO RWY 31 WITH CLRNC TO DSND TO 1400 FT. WE BROKE OUT AT APPROX 1450 FT, EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN FOR DIRECT APCH.
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.