<< >> NASA ASRS Report 244405, June 1993

Pilot of small aircraft single engine land aircraft inadvertently climbed into an overcast and a TCA prior to obtaining an IFR clearance.

Attributes
ACN	244405
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ldj
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	244405
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received WX briefings at XA30 and XE15. Last report for linden (newark) was 20000 thin broken wind 080/10 temperature 86 degrees F. Both briefers agreed that VFR flight between ldj and hpn would be feasible. Received last min update briefing. Briefer asked me what the WX at linden was. I reported haze. Briefer reported fog bank 700-1200 AGL jfk moving slowly nward, should not be factor. Upon departing runway 14 at ldj under VFR, encountered 700 ft ceiling. Continued climb on instruments to 1400. At this point was operating in ewr TCA. Contacted ewr TCA and was immediately cleared into TCA then granted IFR status. Rest of flight uneventful. Misjudged WX at linden. Training to estimate ceiling would help. Also misjudged advisability of VFR flight. Should not have relied on briefers' judgement. I have made the correct decision many times before.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT INADVERTENTLY CLBED INTO AN OVCST AND A TCA PRIOR TO OBTAINING AN IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: RECEIVED WX BRIEFINGS AT XA30 AND XE15. LAST RPT FOR LINDEN (NEWARK) WAS 20000 THIN BROKEN WIND 080/10 TEMP 86 DEGS F. BOTH BRIEFERS AGREED THAT VFR FLT BTWN LDJ AND HPN WOULD BE FEASIBLE. RECEIVED LAST MIN UPDATE BRIEFING. BRIEFER ASKED ME WHAT THE WX AT LINDEN WAS. I RPTED HAZE. BRIEFER RPTED FOG BANK 700-1200 AGL JFK MOVING SLOWLY NWARD, SHOULD NOT BE FACTOR. UPON DEPARTING RWY 14 AT LDJ UNDER VFR, ENCOUNTERED 700 FT CEILING. CONTINUED CLB ON INSTS TO 1400. AT THIS POINT WAS OPERATING IN EWR TCA. CONTACTED EWR TCA AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED INTO TCA THEN GRANTED IFR STATUS. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. MISJUDGED WX AT LINDEN. TRAINING TO ESTIMATE CEILING WOULD HELP. ALSO MISJUDGED ADVISABILITY OF VFR FLT. SHOULD NOT HAVE RELIED ON BRIEFERS' JUDGEMENT. I HAVE MADE THE CORRECT DECISION MANY TIMES BEFORE.

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.