Narrative:

After shooting an ILS to sjc I broke out underneath, cancelled IFR and requested a departure north for the purpose of VFR flight to pao. Sjc WX was barely VFR, measured 900 ft, scattered and 3 or 4, as I recall. Pao was measured 900 ft ceiling and 2 or 3, moffett estimated 500 ft ceiling. I hopefully, and foolishly, expected to be able to complete the trip not lower than 8 or 900 ft. I was handoff to bay approach with my original squawk and proceeded north of sjc and northwest up highway 680. I would have stayed along the bay shoreline were it not for the presence of sky sailing, which I did not want to overfly so low. After clearing sky sailing I turned toward pao. From just about the leslie salt area. I requested a special VFR and landed at pao. The only problem with this flight, and the reason for this report, is that I was between 500 and 800 ft for portions of the flight over the fremont area. I had not intended to be that low and would have landed at sjc if I'd used better judgement. The moffett ceiling which I discounted since it was not measured, and my own ample knowledge of the local WX trends should have discouraged me from embarking on this portion of the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT APCHED SJC CANCELED IFR AND PROCEEDED VFR INTO LOWERING CEILINGS, OBTAINED SPECIAL VFR TO LAND AT PAO.

Narrative: AFTER SHOOTING AN ILS TO SJC I BROKE OUT UNDERNEATH, CANCELLED IFR AND REQUESTED A DEP N FOR THE PURPOSE OF VFR FLT TO PAO. SJC WX WAS BARELY VFR, MEASURED 900 FT, SCATTERED AND 3 OR 4, AS I RECALL. PAO WAS MEASURED 900 FT CEILING AND 2 OR 3, MOFFETT ESTIMATED 500 FT CEILING. I HOPEFULLY, AND FOOLISHLY, EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP NOT LOWER THAN 8 OR 900 FT. I WAS HDOF TO BAY APCH WITH MY ORIGINAL SQUAWK AND PROCEEDED N OF SJC AND NW UP HIGHWAY 680. I WOULD HAVE STAYED ALONG THE BAY SHORELINE WERE IT NOT FOR THE PRESENCE OF SKY SAILING, WHICH I DID NOT WANT TO OVERFLY SO LOW. AFTER CLRING SKY SAILING I TURNED TOWARD PAO. FROM JUST ABOUT THE LESLIE SALT AREA. I REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR AND LANDED AT PAO. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS FLT, AND THE REASON FOR THIS RPT, IS THAT I WAS BTWN 500 AND 800 FT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLT OVER THE FREMONT AREA. I HAD NOT INTENDED TO BE THAT LOW AND WOULD HAVE LANDED AT SJC IF I'D USED BETTER JUDGEMENT. THE MOFFETT CEILING WHICH I DISCOUNTED SINCE IT WAS NOT MEASURED, AND MY OWN AMPLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LCL WX TRENDS SHOULD HAVE DISCOURAGED ME FROM EMBARKING ON THIS PORTION OF THE FLT.

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.