Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70; Flight Crew Total 19000; Flight Crew Type 500
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Weather
During an IFR Descent I was unable to maintain assigned MEA due to airframe icing.
The pilot of a Cessna 172 was unable to maintain altitude due to icing conditions.