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Pilot of a cessna 170 made an emergency, off airport landing when caught under an overcast. His VFR flight could not get through the mountain pass to his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vny.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 170 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change descent : intermediate altitude landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 483774 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
I was at 9500 ft MSL and descended through a hole in the cloud cover. Once underneath I was following the 5 freeway sbound when I came to the newhall pass that was blocked off by cloud so I turned around and was blocked in behind me, also I could no longer find the hole I went through so I declared an emergency and landed in a field. Everything went fine. No damage and was able to fly the plane out 2 days later. The definite cause of this was 'get there itis.' I should have landed in bakersfield and not continued. Part of the problem is also when you get a WX brief, they almost never say VFR recommended, which leads me to disregard the statement somewhat. I regularly find none of the problems they say, ever exist. It is still my fault, but we should try to be a little more realistic with our descriptions of how bad the WX really is. I am thinking about taking a class on WX so I can better understand WX itself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 170 MADE AN EMER, OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN CAUGHT UNDER AN OVCST. HIS VFR FLT COULD NOT GET THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASS TO HIS DEST.
Narrative: I WAS AT 9500 FT MSL AND DSNDED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CLOUD COVER. ONCE UNDERNEATH I WAS FOLLOWING THE 5 FREEWAY SBOUND WHEN I CAME TO THE NEWHALL PASS THAT WAS BLOCKED OFF BY CLOUD SO I TURNED AROUND AND WAS BLOCKED IN BEHIND ME, ALSO I COULD NO LONGER FIND THE HOLE I WENT THROUGH SO I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED IN A FIELD. EVERYTHING WENT FINE. NO DAMAGE AND WAS ABLE TO FLY THE PLANE OUT 2 DAYS LATER. THE DEFINITE CAUSE OF THIS WAS 'GET THERE ITIS.' I SHOULD HAVE LANDED IN BAKERSFIELD AND NOT CONTINUED. PART OF THE PROB IS ALSO WHEN YOU GET A WX BRIEF, THEY ALMOST NEVER SAY VFR RECOMMENDED, WHICH LEADS ME TO DISREGARD THE STATEMENT SOMEWHAT. I REGULARLY FIND NONE OF THE PROBS THEY SAY, EVER EXIST. IT IS STILL MY FAULT, BUT WE SHOULD TRY TO BE A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC WITH OUR DESCRIPTIONS OF HOW BAD THE WX REALLY IS. I AM THINKING ABOUT TAKING A CLASS ON WX SO I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WX ITSELF.
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.