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J-3 pilot reported returning to departure airport after taking off in what appeared to be VFR conditions but encountering clouds at 100 feet AGL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1619694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 630 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Pilot was holding on the runway waiting for oil temperature to rise for run up. [This airport] has no visibility or ceiling for weather reporting. Pilot could see blue sky and sun and decided to take off. Pilot climbed to 100 feet above ground level and encountered IMC. Pilot decided to turn crosswind and return to the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: J-3 pilot reported returning to departure airport after taking off in what appeared to be VFR conditions but encountering clouds at 100 feet AGL.
Narrative: Pilot was holding on the runway waiting for oil temperature to rise for run up. [This airport] has no visibility or ceiling for weather reporting. Pilot could see blue sky and sun and decided to take off. Pilot climbed to 100 feet above ground level and encountered IMC. Pilot decided to turn crosswind and return to the runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.