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Low time private pilot takes off with a forecast of instrument conditions 'soon' for a local flight. WX arrives and assistance is required from ATC to find an airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470085 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rvs.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tul.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 60 flight time type : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 470085 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On apr/fri/00 at approximately XA30, I called the FSS for a WX briefing. They reported current conditions to be clear, but it would soon turn to IFR conditions. I had planned a short VFR flight in the local area and thought I would have time to complete it. I took off from rus airport at about XA45. Upon reaching altitude, tul departure informed me that the WX was becoming IFR at rus. I turned around and tried to make it back to the airport, but before I could, I found myself caught in IFR conditions. I then had to receive radar vectors to tul airport. I see that this incident was caused by a total lack of judgement on my part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME PVT PLT TAKES OFF WITH A FORECAST OF INST CONDITIONS 'SOON' FOR A LCL FLT. WX ARRIVES AND ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED FROM ATC TO FIND AN ARPT.
Narrative: ON APR/FRI/00 AT APPROX XA30, I CALLED THE FSS FOR A WX BRIEFING. THEY RPTED CURRENT CONDITIONS TO BE CLR, BUT IT WOULD SOON TURN TO IFR CONDITIONS. I HAD PLANNED A SHORT VFR FLT IN THE LCL AREA AND THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE IT. I TOOK OFF FROM RUS ARPT AT ABOUT XA45. UPON REACHING ALT, TUL DEP INFORMED ME THAT THE WX WAS BECOMING IFR AT RUS. I TURNED AROUND AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE ARPT, BUT BEFORE I COULD, I FOUND MYSELF CAUGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. I THEN HAD TO RECEIVE RADAR VECTORS TO TUL ARPT. I SEE THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A TOTAL LACK OF JUDGEMENT ON MY PART.
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.