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Single engine C180 over north atlantic uses emergency authority/authorized to timely change altitude after ice encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439088 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eggx.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 439088 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Ice began to accumulate on a non-ice equipped C180. Exercised emergency authority/authorized to climb out of adverse conditions from assigned 10000 ft to 13000 ft. Informed shanwick radio mins later via a relay through an air carrier flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SINGLE ENG C180 OVER NORTH ATLANTIC USES EMER AUTH TO TIMELY CHANGE ALT AFTER ICE ENCOUNTER.
Narrative: ICE BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE ON A NON-ICE EQUIPPED C180. EXERCISED EMER AUTH TO CLB OUT OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS FROM ASSIGNED 10000 FT TO 13000 FT. INFORMED SHANWICK RADIO MINS LATER VIA A RELAY THROUGH AN ACR FLT.
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.