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FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · Toledo, OH · January 14, 2004

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Date
January 14, 2004
Place
Toledo, OH
Airport
Toledo Express
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N42875
Reported as
Cessna 182L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
770 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N42875Registered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18259228 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot received weather briefing which advised of MVFR and IFR conditions along route of flight, with solid cloud layer 2400 to 7500 ft with icing. Pilot contacted ATC over lake eire and stated he had "climbed through a thin layer to get on top". When pilot continued VFR advisories in Toledo area ATC directed him to stop his "VFR" descent for IFR traffic and pilot stated he was in the clouds. Pilot told ATC he was IFR capable but declined a clearance. Pilot continued descent towards his destination of sky. ATC had to redirecto two commercial aircraft out of his way. Pilot was not amenable to an IFR clearance and only asked "when he might breake out". Again pilot stated he was IFR able but too busy to get a clearance. When pilot interfered with aircraft on the ILS into tol the controller attempted to get him to accept a clearance and pilot admitted he wasn't instrument rated. ATC declared an emergency on his behalf. The pilot wanted to continue his descent towards the lake and only when the controller told him there were antennas in his path did he accept controllers instructions. Controller guided aircraft to a short final at minimum altitude at tdz where he broke out and landed VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH ADVISED OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT, WITH SOLID CLOUD LAYER 2400 TO 7500 FT WITH ICING. PILOT CONTACTED ATC OVER LAKE EIRE AND STATED HE HAD "CLIMBED THROUGH A THIN LAYER TO GET ON TOP". WHEN PILOT CONTINUED VFR ADVISORIES IN TOLEDO AREA ATC DIRECTED HIM TO STOP HIS "VFR" DESCENT FOR IFR TRAFFIC AND PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE CLOUDS. PILOT TOLD ATC HE WAS IFR CAPABLE BUT DECLINED A CLEARANCE. PILOT CONTINUED DESCENT TOWARDS HIS DESTINATION OF SKY. ATC HAD TO REDIRECTO TWO COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT OUT OF HIS WAY. PILOT WAS NOT AMENABLE TO AN IFR CLEARANCE AND ONLY ASKED "WHEN HE MIGHT BREAKE OUT". AGAIN PILOT STATED HE WAS IFR ABLE BUT TOO BUSY TO GET A CLEARANCE. WHEN PILOT INTERFERED WITH AIRCRAFT ON THE ILS INTO TOL THE CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED TO GET HIM TO ACCEPT A CLEARANCE AND PILOT ADMITTED HE WASN'T INSTRUMENT RATED. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON HIS BEHALF. THE PILOT WANTED TO CONTINUE HIS DESCENT TOWARDS THE LAKE AND ONLY WHEN THE CONTROLLER TOLD HIM THERE WERE ANTENNAS IN HIS PATH DID HE ACCEPT CONTROLLERS INSTRUCTIONS. CONTROLLER GUIDED AIRCRAFT TO A SHORT FINAL AT MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT TDZ WHERE HE BROKE OUT AND LANDED VFR.