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Low time C172 private pilot without instrument rating flies into IMC weather while enroute in marginal weather. Lands safely following ATC assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 734803 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spb.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 152.7 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 734803 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
I was flying from hillsboro; or; to auburn; wa. Just prior to departing I had requested a WX brief and filed a flight plan. The brief I received indicated that conditions from hillsboro to seattle/auburn were IFR. At around the scappoose area; the clouds seemed to be at or below 1000 ft. I thought this would be too low to fly so I saw what appeared to be an open patch of clear sky. I found myself in total IFR conditions. I thought I could climb out of it; but couldn't. After 7-8 mins I dialed up ZSE and asked for help. ZSE was able to guide me to the kelso airport where I safely landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME C172 PRIVATE PLT WITHOUT INSTRUMENT RATING FLIES INTO IMC WEATHER WHILE ENROUTE IN MARGINAL WEATHER. LANDS SAFELY FOLLOWING ATC ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM HILLSBORO; OR; TO AUBURN; WA. JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING I HAD REQUESTED A WX BRIEF AND FILED A FLT PLAN. THE BRIEF I RECEIVED INDICATED THAT CONDITIONS FROM HILLSBORO TO SEATTLE/AUBURN WERE IFR. AT AROUND THE SCAPPOOSE AREA; THE CLOUDS SEEMED TO BE AT OR BELOW 1000 FT. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE TOO LOW TO FLY SO I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OPEN PATCH OF CLR SKY. I FOUND MYSELF IN TOTAL IFR CONDITIONS. I THOUGHT I COULD CLB OUT OF IT; BUT COULDN'T. AFTER 7-8 MINS I DIALED UP ZSE AND ASKED FOR HELP. ZSE WAS ABLE TO GUIDE ME TO THE KELSO ARPT WHERE I SAFELY LANDED.
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.