A passenger flew on a ferry permit in IMC.

Attributes
ACN	271506
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rkp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : arr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	271506
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying a c-177r6 from rockport, tx, to lawton, oklahoma, aircraft was out of annual and obtained a ferry permit. Flew it from tx to lawton, ok, under IFR because of fairly low ceilings and high tops. Also, had student with me, although, he is a german glider pilot and student in the us working on his private pilot license. According to the permit, no IFR flts are permitted and only required flight crew can be on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX FLEW ON A FERRY PERMIT IN IMC.

Narrative: FLYING A C-177R6 FROM ROCKPORT, TX, TO LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL AND OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT. FLEW IT FROM TX TO LAWTON, OK, UNDER IFR BECAUSE OF FAIRLY LOW CEILINGS AND HIGH TOPS. ALSO, HAD STUDENT WITH ME, ALTHOUGH, HE IS A GERMAN GLIDER PLT AND STUDENT IN THE U.S. WORKING ON HIS PVT PLT LICENSE. ACCORDING TO THE PERMIT, NO IFR FLTS ARE PERMITTED AND ONLY REQUIRED FLC CAN BE ON BOARD.

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.