An small aircraft private pilot ran into WX and had to have a flight assist from blv TRACON. He intends to get an instrument rating.

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Attributes
ACN	221871
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gre
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : blv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 229 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	221871
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot made a bad decision to fly with low ceiling and visibility. He was anxious to return home because pending bad WX could last several days. Pilot flew over an hour on top of thin, sometimes broken cloud layer. Finally flying into solid clouds and rain. He immediately turned around only to find that the WX had deteriorated behind him. After several mins in IFR conditions, pilot called for help on 121.5. Scott air force base responded. Pilot landed nearest airport. Pilot learned his lesson about flying VFR in IFR conditions. Pilot intends to get instrument rating as soon as financially able.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PVT PLT RAN INTO WX AND HAD TO HAVE A FLT ASSIST FROM BLV TRACON. HE INTENDS TO GET AN INST RATING.

Narrative: PLT MADE A BAD DECISION TO FLY WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. HE WAS ANXIOUS TO RETURN HOME BECAUSE PENDING BAD WX COULD LAST SEVERAL DAYS. PLT FLEW OVER AN HR ON TOP OF THIN, SOMETIMES BROKEN CLOUD LAYER. FINALLY FLYING INTO SOLID CLOUDS AND RAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND ONLY TO FIND THAT THE WX HAD DETERIORATED BEHIND HIM. AFTER SEVERAL MINS IN IFR CONDITIONS, PLT CALLED FOR HELP ON 121.5. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE RESPONDED. PLT LANDED NEAREST ARPT. PLT LEARNED HIS LESSON ABOUT FLYING VFR IN IFR CONDITIONS. PLT INTENDS TO GET INST RATING AS SOON AS FINANCIALLY ABLE.

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.