Small aircraft climbs through hole in clouds hole fills in. Has to circle and climb to remain clear....

Attributes
ACN	205950
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mhv
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur tower : mhv tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	205950
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off VFR from vny, went to newhall pass maintained VFR. I saw a large hole in overcast and proceeded to blue sky. I looked down and the area below me filled in with clouds. Within a few moments, I found myself IFR. I was able to climb out by circling up. Needless to say, I was just a bit upset. I proceeded to mojave area and have flown here many times in order to stay VFR (1 mi clear of clouds). I went into the mojave air traffic area. I did not realize that mojave was a controled airport. My mistake! I will be much more careful in the future. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states his flight was the 'trip from hell!' he did get a briefing but WX was not as forecast. Tops were forecast much lower, were really high. Forecast scattered not broken. When asked if using chart, he stated probably not, as he is quite used to this route and travels to mammoth frequently. He did not check chart but 'remembers' mhv as uncontrolled. Callback was to counsel reporter. Don't know if it helped! No follow up. Did warn reporter that he probably crossed several airways with arrs and departures to bur area and possibly lax as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CLBS THROUGH HOLE IN CLOUDS HOLE FILLS IN. HAS TO CIRCLE AND CLB TO REMAIN CLR. ENTERS ATA OF NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF VFR FROM VNY, WENT TO NEWHALL PASS MAINTAINED VFR. I SAW A LARGE HOLE IN OVCST AND PROCEEDED TO BLUE SKY. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE AREA BELOW ME FILLED IN WITH CLOUDS. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS, I FOUND MYSELF IFR. I WAS ABLE TO CLB OUT BY CIRCLING UP. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS JUST A BIT UPSET. I PROCEEDED TO MOJAVE AREA AND HAVE FLOWN HERE MANY TIMES IN ORDER TO STAY VFR (1 MI CLR OF CLOUDS). I WENT INTO THE MOJAVE ATA. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT MOJAVE WAS A CTLED ARPT. MY MISTAKE! I WILL BE MUCH MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HIS FLT WAS THE 'TRIP FROM HELL!' HE DID GET A BRIEFING BUT WX WAS NOT AS FORECAST. TOPS WERE FORECAST MUCH LOWER, WERE REALLY HIGH. FORECAST SCATTERED NOT BROKEN. WHEN ASKED IF USING CHART, HE STATED PROBABLY NOT, AS HE IS QUITE USED TO THIS RTE AND TRAVELS TO MAMMOTH FREQUENTLY. HE DID NOT CHK CHART BUT 'REMEMBERS' MHV AS UNCTLED. CALLBACK WAS TO COUNSEL RPTR. DON'T KNOW IF IT HELPED! NO FOLLOW UP. DID WARN RPTR THAT HE PROBABLY CROSSED SEVERAL AIRWAYS WITH ARRS AND DEPS TO BUR AREA AND POSSIBLY LAX AS WELL.

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.

Small aircraft climbs through hole in clouds hole fills in. Has to circle and climb to remain clear. Enters air traffic area of nearby airport.