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GA small aircraft took off on a training flight in WX below VFR minimums. Non tower airport with pilot using pilot reported WX for ceiling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lot |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 275 |
| ASRS Report | 136213 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was instructing in a VFR aircraft at an uncontrolled airport and called the aircraft while just took off to ask for ceiling. Aircraft reported 1000'. I took off and determined the ceiling was 1000' MSL, a true ceiling of 300' AGL. I had to declare an emergency because of low ceiling and rapidly declining visibility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA TOOK OFF ON A TRAINING FLT IN WX BELOW VFR MINIMUMS. NON TWR ARPT WITH PLT USING PLT REPORTED WX FOR CEILING.
Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTING IN A VFR ACFT AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT AND CALLED THE ACFT WHILE JUST TOOK OFF TO ASK FOR CEILING. ACFT RPTED 1000'. I TOOK OFF AND DETERMINED THE CEILING WAS 1000' MSL, A TRUE CEILING OF 300' AGL. I HAD TO DECLARE AN EMER BECAUSE OF LOW CEILING AND RAPIDLY DECLINING VISIBILITY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.