<< >> NASA ASRS Report 467071, March 2000

Non instrument rated private pilot of a maul aircraft on a VFR flight plan was given flight assist vectors by ATC to another airport when inadvertently flying into IMC conditions.

Attributes
ACN	467071
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : grr.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
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 : 32 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 112
ASRS Report	467071
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On mar/tue/00, I received clearance to leave ohio state osu to zeeland Z98 VFR at 2000 ft MSL flight stayed within legal limits until the WX deteriorated within 6 mi of my destination point of zeeland Z98. At that time I was in radio contact with grand rapids approach. I told them of the conditions and needed to turn around. Grand rapids approach asked which field I wanted to land at grand rapids or wayland. Because I checked grand rapids ATIS and the ceiling and visibility was better at grand rapids, I chose grand rapids. Grand rapids approach was very helpful on giving me a few vectors in. I learned a great lesson, that WX can deteriorate very quickly and you should turn around as soon as it does and don't hesitate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON INST RATED PVT PLT OF A MAUL ACFT ON A VFR FLT PLAN WAS GIVEN FLT ASSIST VECTORS BY ATC TO ANOTHER ARPT WHEN INADVERTENTLY FLYING INTO IMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/00, I RECEIVED CLRNC TO LEAVE OHIO STATE OSU TO ZEELAND Z98 VFR AT 2000 FT MSL FLT STAYED WITHIN LEGAL LIMITS UNTIL THE WX DETERIORATED WITHIN 6 MI OF MY DEST POINT OF ZEELAND Z98. AT THAT TIME I WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH GRAND RAPIDS APCH. I TOLD THEM OF THE CONDITIONS AND NEEDED TO TURN AROUND. GRAND RAPIDS APCH ASKED WHICH FIELD I WANTED TO LAND AT GRAND RAPIDS OR WAYLAND. BECAUSE I CHKED GRAND RAPIDS ATIS AND THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY WAS BETTER AT GRAND RAPIDS, I CHOSE GRAND RAPIDS. GRAND RAPIDS APCH WAS VERY HELPFUL ON GIVING ME A FEW VECTORS IN. I LEARNED A GREAT LESSON, THAT WX CAN DETERIORATE VERY QUICKLY AND YOU SHOULD TURN AROUND AS SOON AS IT DOES AND DON'T HESITATE.

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.