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A VFR C150 pilot received a preflight weather brief and changed his flight path but upon return to his departure airport he became IMC. With verbal assistance from another pilot he was able to descend below the clouds and safely land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 989045 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 144 Flight Crew Type 144 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Returning from short flight I suddenly encountered low clouds and [there] appeared to be instrument conditions ahead. Attempting to land at an alternate airport; I found the runway closed for an event. Making another 180 I found myself in instrument conditions; total white out. Remembering 'fly the plane' I decided to go higher and also noticed wings not level. I got that straightened out and kept climbing slowly. I was listening to CTAF for my destination. I radioed that I had a problem; instrument meteorology conditions. The young lady in a minute or so got an experienced pilot on the radio. He questioned where I was; altitude; etc.; and suggested that I was; indeed; heading correctly. He said AWOS was showing >800 ft and suggested I descend slowly. After a few minutes the ground was visible; my heading to airport was correct so I made a very long base; then final and landed safely. Prior to flight I received complete briefing and during that briefing the briefer and I decided to change my planned flight due to potential IMC conditions. The shorter; along the coast flight should have been clear according to forecast. The next day I got an instructor to review what I had done and suggest improvements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR C150 pilot received a preflight weather brief and changed his flight path but upon return to his departure airport he became IMC. With verbal assistance from another pilot he was able to descend below the clouds and safely land.
Narrative: Returning from short flight I suddenly encountered low clouds and [there] appeared to be instrument conditions ahead. Attempting to land at an alternate airport; I found the runway closed for an event. Making another 180 I found myself in instrument conditions; total white out. Remembering 'fly the plane' I decided to go higher and also noticed wings not level. I got that straightened out and kept climbing slowly. I was listening to CTAF for my destination. I radioed that I had a problem; Instrument Meteorology Conditions. The young lady in a minute or so got an experienced pilot on the radio. He questioned where I was; altitude; etc.; and suggested that I was; indeed; heading correctly. He said AWOS was showing >800 FT and suggested I descend slowly. After a few minutes the ground was visible; my heading to airport was correct so I made a very long base; then final and landed safely. Prior to flight I received complete briefing and during that briefing the Briefer and I decided to change my planned flight due to potential IMC conditions. The shorter; along the coast flight should have been clear according to forecast. The next day I got an instructor to review what I had done and suggest improvements.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.