IMC in VFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	147382
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lmt
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tower : cle
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v25
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 165
ASRS Report	147382
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Could not maintain VFR sep from cloud while on arwy. Got as high as 12000' to stay just out of cloud--mostly 11600' as only 200' above tops. WX scattered to broken--mostly broken. FSS recommended against VFR--other pilots reported tops at 10500'. V25 south of klamath falls, north of red bluff, uncontrolled airspace outside of arwy, takeoff siskiyou county. Flew east to V25, then south. Flew through 3 holes to 11500' where the tops varied as arwy went south.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMC IN VFR FLT.

Narrative: COULD NOT MAINTAIN VFR SEP FROM CLOUD WHILE ON ARWY. GOT AS HIGH AS 12000' TO STAY JUST OUT OF CLOUD--MOSTLY 11600' AS ONLY 200' ABOVE TOPS. WX SCATTERED TO BROKEN--MOSTLY BROKEN. FSS RECOMMENDED AGAINST VFR--OTHER PLTS RPTED TOPS AT 10500'. V25 S OF KLAMATH FALLS, N OF RED BLUFF, UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE OUTSIDE OF ARWY, TKOF SISKIYOU COUNTY. FLEW E TO V25, THEN S. FLEW THROUGH 3 HOLES TO 11500' WHERE THE TOPS VARIED AS ARWY WENT S.

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.