Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Private; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Weather
I was training with a student on an IFR Flight. My student went off course to avoid icing which was a serious safety issue that day. He also had to descend to avoid icing up the wings. The temp was -2 and the clouds were at a low level. We deviated to avoid icing and had very bad signal coverage with Center because of our altitude; [but] we had to act to avoid icing.
GA-7 Instructor Pilot reported he and his student had a track deviation on an IFR flight when they went off course to avoid icing conditions.