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Helicopter pilot encountered un-forecast icing conditions at 3500 ft; descended to 1500 ft; which was ice free.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 873559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 45 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Helicopter enroute to regional medical center flew into un-forecast light icing conditions at 3500 MSL. PIC immediately identified light build up of ice on the aircraft windshield and initiated a descent down to 1500 MSL with no further incident. PIC contacted FSS weather briefer once on the ground to obtain updated weather information and pass on information about the icing incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot encountered un-forecast icing conditions at 3500 FT; descended to 1500 FT; which was ice free.
Narrative: Helicopter enroute to Regional Medical Center flew into un-forecast light icing conditions at 3500 MSL. PIC immediately identified light build up of ice on the aircraft windshield and initiated a descent down to 1500 MSL with no further incident. PIC contacted FSS Weather Briefer once on the ground to obtain updated weather information and pass on information about the icing incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.