GA small aircraft encountered WX enroute to lkr and declared an emergency to get radar vectors into clt TCA for a VFR landing.

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Attributes
ACN	171164
Time
Date	199102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	171164
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Got a WX briefing from GJ0 to lkr 15 mins before departure. WX was VFR-MVFR according to briefing. Upon arrival, approximately 5 mi south of lkr low ceilings moved in. Unable to file IFR because no charts or approach plates available on board. I declared an emergency with charlotte TCA and was radar vectored to clt. I had waxhaw (2nc1) airport in sight and landed in VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENCOUNTERED WX ENROUTE TO LKR AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO GET RADAR VECTORS INTO CLT TCA FOR A VFR LNDG.

Narrative: GOT A WX BRIEFING FROM GJ0 TO LKR 15 MINS BEFORE DEP. WX WAS VFR-MVFR ACCORDING TO BRIEFING. UPON ARR, APPROX 5 MI S OF LKR LOW CEILINGS MOVED IN. UNABLE TO FILE IFR BECAUSE NO CHARTS OR APCH PLATES AVAILABLE ON BOARD. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH CHARLOTTE TCA AND WAS RADAR VECTORED TO CLT. I HAD WAXHAW (2NC1) ARPT IN SIGHT AND LANDED IN VFR.

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.