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

Computer Time	Video Time	Comments
	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