Father and son rptrs accepted an IFR clearance. Neither was IFR qualified.

Attributes
ACN	227768
Time
Date	199211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf tracon : atl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	227768
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	227767
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

*Father and son were flying together in a newly purchased small aircraft, attempting to fly from dsm to rdu. Both pilots were VFR rated only. In the vicinity of sdf, they ran into WX and were given vectors and an IFR clearance to land at sdf. The rptrs state that they told the first controller that they were VFR rated only. Apparently this word was not passed on to the sdf TRACON, as the TRACON assumed that the rptrs were IFR rated. The TRACON supervisor has stated that he would have to report this to the FSDO. The rptrs believe that there was just a communication error or mixup. The rptrs did not ask for a flight assist or declare an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FATHER AND SON RPTRS ACCEPTED AN IFR CLRNC. NEITHER WAS IFR QUALIFIED.

Narrative: *FATHER AND SON WERE FLYING TOGETHER IN A NEWLY PURCHASED SMA, ATTEMPTING TO FLY FROM DSM TO RDU. BOTH PLTS WERE VFR RATED ONLY. IN THE VICINITY OF SDF, THEY RAN INTO WX AND WERE GIVEN VECTORS AND AN IFR CLRNC TO LAND AT SDF. THE RPTRS STATE THAT THEY TOLD THE FIRST CTLR THAT THEY WERE VFR RATED ONLY. APPARENTLY THIS WORD WAS NOT PASSED ON TO THE SDF TRACON, AS THE TRACON ASSUMED THAT THE RPTRS WERE IFR RATED. THE TRACON SUPVR HAS STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO RPT THIS TO THE FSDO. THE RPTRS BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS JUST A COM ERROR OR MIXUP. THE RPTRS DID NOT ASK FOR A FLT ASSIST OR DECLARE AN EMER.

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.