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Upon deciding to return to his departure airport; pilot of a C182 encounters deteriorating WX conditions which force his immediate landing at a nearby apparent gravel airstrip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 657823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2115 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 657823 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
I was flying west from ZZZ1 airport. The WX report was for areas of snow and moderate turbulence. The intended destination was ZZZ. After checking the freeway to ZZZ and finding it closed due to snow; I turned around and found our course closing in due to snow. A large gravel airstrip was below so after checking for obstructions; I decided it would be safer to land. After the WX cleared two days later; I took off after obtaining permission from the sheriff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UPON DECIDING TO RETURN TO HIS DEP ARPT; PLT OF A C182 ENCOUNTERS DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS WHICH FORCE HIS IMMEDIATE LNDG AT A NEARBY APPARENT GRAVEL AIRSTRIP.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING W FROM ZZZ1 ARPT. THE WX RPT WAS FOR AREAS OF SNOW AND MODERATE TURB. THE INTENDED DEST WAS ZZZ. AFTER CHKING THE FREEWAY TO ZZZ AND FINDING IT CLOSED DUE TO SNOW; I TURNED AROUND AND FOUND OUR COURSE CLOSING IN DUE TO SNOW. A LARGE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP WAS BELOW SO AFTER CHKING FOR OBSTRUCTIONS; I DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO LAND. AFTER THE WX CLEARED TWO DAYS LATER; I TOOK OFF AFTER OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM THE SHERIFF.
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.