Pilot of small aircraft on VFR flight plan landed at airport where IMC conditions prevailed.

Attributes
ACN	187166
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cec
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	187166
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX went from 5 scattered to 5 overcast during flight from last report. Did not realize the field was IFR until about 3 min before landing. No response on unicom 122.8. Announced intentions in the blind and landed on 35. WX was not practical for circle. Did not make contact on 123.6 due to oversight. Traffic on field getting ready for takeoff did not seem to be a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ON VFR FLT PLAN LANDED AT ARPT WHERE IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

Narrative: WX WENT FROM 5 SCATTERED TO 5 OVCST DURING FLT FROM LAST RPT. DID NOT REALIZE THE FIELD WAS IFR UNTIL ABOUT 3 MIN BEFORE LNDG. NO RESPONSE ON UNICOM 122.8. ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS IN THE BLIND AND LANDED ON 35. WX WAS NOT PRACTICAL FOR CIRCLE. DID NOT MAKE CONTACT ON 123.6 DUE TO OVERSIGHT. TFC ON FIELD GETTING READY FOR TKOF DID NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM.

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.