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Pilot of an sel small aircraft flew in to, and landed at, an uncontrolled airport when the ceiling was estimated to be 200 ft. He subsequently departed and flew at 150 ft AGL to get back to good WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 7g0.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 446615 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Flew into private strip. WX was deteriorating but was able to continue to land. Picked up passenger and departed. WX was rapidly deteriorating to approximately 200 ft. (This front was unknown until after departure.) flew at approximately 150 ft back towards known 6000 ft WX. Continued on trip. WX was not forecast when briefing was received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA FLEW IN TO, AND LANDED AT, AN UNCTLED ARPT WHEN THE CEILING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 200 FT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED AND FLEW AT 150 FT AGL TO GET BACK TO GOOD WX.
Narrative: FLEW INTO PVT STRIP. WX WAS DETERIORATING BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LAND. PICKED UP PAX AND DEPARTED. WX WAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TO APPROX 200 FT. (THIS FRONT WAS UNKNOWN UNTIL AFTER DEP.) FLEW AT APPROX 150 FT BACK TOWARDS KNOWN 6000 FT WX. CONTINUED ON TRIP. WX WAS NOT FORECAST WHEN BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED.
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.