A piper pilot encountered ice while VFR at 10500 ft; lost control of the aircraft recovering at 3000...

Attributes
ACN	656598
Time
Date	200504
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Weather Elements	Ice other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 1649 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	656598
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Weather

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight from ZZZ1 direct ZZZ2 direct ZZZ3. About 1 1/2 hours into my flight; I was at 10500 ft MSL; clear skies; and all of a sudden a mist came from nowhere. Within seconds; my wings iced up. I lost my airspeed indicator. The plane went into a right stall bank. At about 3000 ft; the ice broke loose. I got control of the plane. I lost all navigation and communication. I reset my circuit breakers and put pitot heat on. Everything went back to normal. I resumed my flight to ZZZ3. This whole situation took about 20 mins to 1/2 hour. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot stated he was in a hazy; misty VMC layer. The icing occurred over a period of about 5 mins before he lost control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PLT ENCOUNTERED ICE WHILE VFR AT 10500 FT; LOST CTL OF THE ACFT RECOVERING AT 3000 FT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM ZZZ1 DIRECT ZZZ2 DIRECT ZZZ3. ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS INTO MY FLT; I WAS AT 10500 FT MSL; CLR SKIES; AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A MIST CAME FROM NOWHERE. WITHIN SECONDS; MY WINGS ICED UP. I LOST MY AIRSPD INDICATOR. THE PLANE WENT INTO A R STALL BANK. AT ABOUT 3000 FT; THE ICE BROKE LOOSE. I GOT CTL OF THE PLANE. I LOST ALL NAV AND COM. I RESET MY CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND PUT PITOT HEAT ON. EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I RESUMED MY FLT TO ZZZ3. THIS WHOLE SITUATION TOOK ABOUT 20 MINS TO 1/2 HR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT STATED HE WAS IN A HAZY; MISTY VMC LAYER. THE ICING OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MINS BEFORE HE LOST CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A piper pilot encountered ice while VFR at 10500 ft; lost control of the aircraft recovering at 3000 ft.