T-28 Pilot Report

 

             Flight:     785

               Date:     020616 (Sunday)

   Flight Time:     22:23:14 – 23:15:16  UT

               Pilot:     Charles Summers

     Controller:    

       Location:    

        Mission:     Research

 

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22:23:14

Takeoff

 

22:27:25

FM test

 

22:28:26

FM test

 

22:32:52

Cells developing to north, looking to different target than planned

 

22:34:00

Go to 340 radial, 40 nautical miles away from CHILL

 

22:36:22

Right wing deicer, turn heat on

 

22:39:18

340 heading, going to 15,000 ft, just turned high blower (12,000 ft.)

 

22:42:14

Asked to go to at least 16,000 ft.

 

22:44:35

Best target at 10:00, at 15 nautical miles from present position

 

22:44:56

Request to get to 17,000 ft. to 18,000 ft. to be able to get into the thunderstorm

 

22:46:18

Heading looks OK

 

22:48:00

Heading 330, 17,000-18,000 ft.

 

22:48:30

Looks to be centered toward thunderstorm

 

22:48:53

Heading 330, 130 knots, 18,000 ft. in cloud

 

22:49:21

Going through weather at this time

 

22:50:36

Back in cloud, heading = 330°, 18,000 ft.

 

22:51:24

Not much out here

 

22:51:40

90° to the left to the radar largest echo

 

22:52:34

Nothing in this cloud, no ice, just little bit of rain (little ice encountered)

 

22:53:34

Heading = 215°, 140 knots

 

22:54:16

This cloud may have something in it; heading 170°, 18,000 ft.

 

22:54:43

Light ice

 

22:55:43

P-static

 

22:56:11

Ice, still getting p-static

 

22:56:32

Stop p-static

 

22:56:55

Goes toward Greeley, ¼ inch ice

 

 

Seeing particles on the counter

 

 

Stays in cloud as much as he can

 

22:58:32

Out of cloud

 

22:58:39

Left turn, heading 120°

 

22:58:49

Back in cloud, 130° heading, 18,000 ft.

 

23:00:00

Out of cloud, light ice, going back to 17,000 ft., getting some rpm here.

 

23:00:54

Out of weather

 

 

No echo close to Greeley airport

 

 

Charlie goes back to Greeley

 

23:02:15

Heat off

 

23:02:30

FM test on

 

23:05:46

Approaching Greeley

 

23:07:13

Charlie asked Andy to call hangar to watch his landing

 

23:11:48

Landed

 

23:13:24

Blinking light

 

23:15:16

Computer off