<< >> NASA ASRS Report 433561, April 1999

Pilot of a C182 requested a lower altitude during a cross country flight due to encountering icing conditions. The aircraft was not equipped with deicing equipment.

Attributes
ACN	433561
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lhs.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	433561
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Although icing was forecast we launched in a non icing equipped C182. This is a classic case of get homeitis. As expected we hit some icing and ATC had to give us lower and lower altitudes until we got down to 5000 ft. At 5000 ft the ice fell off and we were in the clear the rest of the way.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C182 REQUESTED A LOWER ALT DURING A XCOUNTRY FLT DUE TO ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DEICING EQUIP.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH ICING WAS FORECAST WE LAUNCHED IN A NON ICING EQUIPPED C182. THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF GET HOMEITIS. AS EXPECTED WE HIT SOME ICING AND ATC HAD TO GIVE US LOWER AND LOWER ALTS UNTIL WE GOT DOWN TO 5000 FT. AT 5000 FT THE ICE FELL OFF AND WE WERE IN THE CLR THE REST OF THE WAY.

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.