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A C150 student pilot goes IMC in VFR flight, is temporarily lost and upon returning to his departure airport overflies a house on the approach at 255 ft AGL near oxd, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oxd.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 19 flight time type : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 493340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Weather Airport |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On nov/xa/00 at oxd, my instructor told me I could solo, but could not leave the pattern because hamilton's (hao) ASOS was reporting 7 SM and a layer at 3000 ft. After departure, I turned crosswind at 1700 ft MSL. At 1800 ft MSL, the visibility started getting worse. At 1900 ft MSL, I lost sight of the airport and descended to 1600 ft MSL. After this, I called oxd unicom to get assistance from my instructor who asked me to describe landmarks in sight. After not being able to describe any known landmarks, I was instructed to contact cincinnati approach control. Shortly after contacting approach, I informed them that I recognized a landmark and that I was returning to unicom frequency. On my approach to oxd, I was approximately 1300 ft MSL due to deteriorating WX conditions. I did not see the airport until I was over the top of it. Then I circled around and made a safe landing. Because of the WX conditions, I overflew a nearby house at less than MSA (500 ft AGL). Contributing factors: the nearest WX reporting station is hao and was reporting the following conditions: XA53Z -- 7 mi visibility broken at 3700 ft, XB53Z -- 7 mi visibility overcast at 3900 ft, XC39Z -- (just after I landed) 5 mi visibility broken 3000 ft overcast 3700 ft. After departing, the WX deteriorated rapidly at oxd.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 STUDENT PLT GOES IMC IN VFR FLT, IS TEMPORARILY LOST AND UPON RETURNING TO HIS DEP ARPT OVERFLIES A HOUSE ON THE APCH AT 255 FT AGL NEAR OXD, OH.
Narrative: ON NOV/XA/00 AT OXD, MY INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME I COULD SOLO, BUT COULD NOT LEAVE THE PATTERN BECAUSE HAMILTON'S (HAO) ASOS WAS RPTING 7 SM AND A LAYER AT 3000 FT. AFTER DEP, I TURNED XWIND AT 1700 FT MSL. AT 1800 FT MSL, THE VISIBILITY STARTED GETTING WORSE. AT 1900 FT MSL, I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT AND DSNDED TO 1600 FT MSL. AFTER THIS, I CALLED OXD UNICOM TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM MY INSTRUCTOR WHO ASKED ME TO DESCRIBE LANDMARKS IN SIGHT. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO DESCRIBE ANY KNOWN LANDMARKS, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CINCINNATI APCH CTL. SHORTLY AFTER CONTACTING APCH, I INFORMED THEM THAT I RECOGNIZED A LANDMARK AND THAT I WAS RETURNING TO UNICOM FREQ. ON MY APCH TO OXD, I WAS APPROX 1300 FT MSL DUE TO DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS. I DID NOT SEE THE ARPT UNTIL I WAS OVER THE TOP OF IT. THEN I CIRCLED AROUND AND MADE A SAFE LNDG. BECAUSE OF THE WX CONDITIONS, I OVERFLEW A NEARBY HOUSE AT LESS THAN MSA (500 FT AGL). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE NEAREST WX RPTING STATION IS HAO AND WAS RPTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: XA53Z -- 7 MI VISIBILITY BROKEN AT 3700 FT, XB53Z -- 7 MI VISIBILITY OVCST AT 3900 FT, XC39Z -- (JUST AFTER I LANDED) 5 MI VISIBILITY BROKEN 3000 FT OVCST 3700 FT. AFTER DEPARTING, THE WX DETERIORATED RAPIDLY AT OXD.
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.