Narrative:

At a:30 am CST on 12/xx/90, I called the local WX bureau for the latest WX information and forecast. At a:40 am CST I called terre haute FSS, obtained a WX briefing and filed a VFR flight plan. I was aware of the cold front that was west and north of in, and I was most interested in when it was forecast to arrival in evansville. The FSS briefer and I concluded that I should have no trouble completing the flight in VFR conditions and should certainly be back in evansville before X:00 pm local time which would be well ahead of any marginal WX. Unexpected tailwinds helped me arrival in pittsburgh. B plus 4 I picked my passenger up and we started back to evansville after purchasing fuel to top off the tanks. We encountered expected strong headwinds of up to 25 KTS and after 2.5 hours landed at clermont county airport to top off the fuel tanks. I wanted to have plenty of fuel on board just in case the headwinds made the trip longer than we expected. For the next hour the ceiling dropped lower and lower. By the time we were 40 NM from evansville, we were having to fly in the base of the clouds in order to maintain an altitude that would provide adequate safe clearance for obstructions on the area. I listened to the evv ATIS and was advised that 'the ceiling was 1000' broken with some measured 500'.' I decided that if the cold front had arrived in the area so much ahead of the time that it had been forecast, I would probably be better off proceeding to evv in the very marginal conditions, since evv was a familiar airport and had radar. I contacted evv approach control and advised them we were on a VFR flight to evv and had encountered very marginal conditions 38 NM east of evv and asked for radar vectors for the ILS on runway 22. The evv approach control gave me radar vectors. I used the ILS to make the approach and made a safe ndg. I have had instrument training, but do not have an instrument rating. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Rptrs states there has been no FAA follow up. He did not mention to approach that he was not instrument rated. Just figured he was better off to climb instead of remaining lower, flying between scud and ground. He is working on instrument rating and has completed ground school.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR PLT ENCOUNTERS DETERIORATING WX, REQUESTS VECTORS FOR ILS APCH.

Narrative: AT A:30 AM CST ON 12/XX/90, I CALLED THE LCL WX BUREAU FOR THE LATEST WX INFO AND FORECAST. AT A:40 AM CST I CALLED TERRE HAUTE FSS, OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING AND FILED A VFR FLT PLAN. I WAS AWARE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WAS W AND N OF IN, AND I WAS MOST INTERESTED IN WHEN IT WAS FORECAST TO ARR IN EVANSVILLE. THE FSS BRIEFER AND I CONCLUDED THAT I SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE COMPLETING THE FLT IN VFR CONDITIONS AND SHOULD CERTAINLY BE BACK IN EVANSVILLE BEFORE X:00 PM LCL TIME WHICH WOULD BE WELL AHEAD OF ANY MARGINAL WX. UNEXPECTED TAILWINDS HELPED ME ARR IN PITTSBURGH. B PLUS 4 I PICKED MY PAX UP AND WE STARTED BACK TO EVANSVILLE AFTER PURCHASING FUEL TO TOP OFF THE TANKS. WE ENCOUNTERED EXPECTED STRONG HEADWINDS OF UP TO 25 KTS AND AFTER 2.5 HRS LANDED AT CLERMONT COUNTY ARPT TO TOP OFF THE FUEL TANKS. I WANTED TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD JUST IN CASE THE HEADWINDS MADE THE TRIP LONGER THAN WE EXPECTED. FOR THE NEXT HR THE CEILING DROPPED LOWER AND LOWER. BY THE TIME WE WERE 40 NM FROM EVANSVILLE, WE WERE HAVING TO FLY IN THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN ALT THAT WOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFE CLRNC FOR OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE AREA. I LISTENED TO THE EVV ATIS AND WAS ADVISED THAT 'THE CEILING WAS 1000' BROKEN WITH SOME MEASURED 500'.' I DECIDED THAT IF THE COLD FRONT HAD ARRIVED IN THE AREA SO MUCH AHEAD OF THE TIME THAT IT HAD BEEN FORECAST, I WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER OFF PROCEEDING TO EVV IN THE VERY MARGINAL CONDITIONS, SINCE EVV WAS A FAMILIAR ARPT AND HAD RADAR. I CONTACTED EVV APCH CTL AND ADVISED THEM WE WERE ON A VFR FLT TO EVV AND HAD ENCOUNTERED VERY MARGINAL CONDITIONS 38 NM E OF EVV AND ASKED FOR RADAR VECTORS FOR THE ILS ON RWY 22. THE EVV APCH CTL GAVE ME RADAR VECTORS. I USED THE ILS TO MAKE THE APCH AND MADE A SAFE NDG. I HAVE HAD INSTRUMENT TRNING, BUT DO NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTRS STATES THERE HAS BEEN NO FAA FOLLOW UP. HE DID NOT MENTION TO APCH THAT HE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. JUST FIGURED HE WAS BETTER OFF TO CLB INSTEAD OF REMAINING LOWER, FLYING BTWN SCUD AND GND. HE IS WORKING ON INSTRUMENT RATING AND HAS COMPLETED GND SCHOOL.

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.