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Pilot of small aircraft private aircraft inadvertently took off VFR into IMC at a non controled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 240800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : brd |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 240800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off from brd airport, contacted FSS and was informed brd airport IFR, visibility 1 mi. When I took off, visibility was 2-6 mi, scattered showers. Could have gotten current reported WX and contacted ATC or FSS (from ground?) for SVFR. At time I took off, visibility 2-6 mi on ground stayed below 700 ft. No tower at airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA PVT ACFT INADVERTENTLY TOOK OFF VFR INTO IMC AT A NON CTLED ARPT.
Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM BRD ARPT, CONTACTED FSS AND WAS INFORMED BRD ARPT IFR, VISIBILITY 1 MI. WHEN I TOOK OFF, VISIBILITY WAS 2-6 MI, SCATTERED SHOWERS. COULD HAVE GOTTEN CURRENT RPTED WX AND CONTACTED ATC OR FSS (FROM GND?) FOR SVFR. AT TIME I TOOK OFF, VISIBILITY 2-6 MI ON GND STAYED BELOW 700 FT. NO TWR AT ARPT.
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.