PC12-45 pilot had an attitude indicator failure. The pilot remained in VMC conditions.

Attributes
ACN	635033
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Snow Rain Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 6150 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	635033
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altitude indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Attitude indicator failure after takeoff, switched to ahrs (altitude heading reference system) #2 system after using standby gyroscope. Emergency checklist completed, VFR WX flew to VFR airport. Due to WX at salt lake city and aircraft flown in and out of salt lake, aircraft was flown to st george, ut, where VFR WX was forecast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PC12-45 PLT HAD AN ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILURE. THE PLT REMAINED IN VMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILURE AFTER TKOF, SWITCHED TO AHRS (ALT HDG REF SYS) #2 SYS AFTER USING STANDBY GYROSCOPE. EMER CHKLIST COMPLETED, VFR WX FLEW TO VFR ARPT. DUE TO WX AT SALT LAKE CITY AND ACFT FLOWN IN AND OUT OF SALT LAKE, ACFT WAS FLOWN TO ST GEORGE, UT, WHERE VFR WX WAS FORECAST.

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.