Helicopter pilot descends below 1500 AGL as ceilings lower.

Attributes
ACN	287754
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ito
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	287754
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I set out on a 135 flight and the WX was clear in konia, halfway into the flight WX in some areas along the northeast coast, got a little lower than 1500 ft lowering me down to 800- 1000 ft just so I could get into hilo airport. This to me was safe but still breaking the sfar 71. What can be done to solve the problem I think is to come to a rational decision and safe margin from clouds. Please help in this area because these parts of the island have no WX reporting system. Therefore, as a pilot I do not know what's happening until I get there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT DSNDS BELOW 1500 AGL AS CEILINGS LOWER.

Narrative: I SET OUT ON A 135 FLT AND THE WX WAS CLR IN KONIA, HALFWAY INTO THE FLT WX IN SOME AREAS ALONG THE NE COAST, GOT A LITTLE LOWER THAN 1500 FT LOWERING ME DOWN TO 800- 1000 FT JUST SO I COULD GET INTO HILO ARPT. THIS TO ME WAS SAFE BUT STILL BREAKING THE SFAR 71. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROB I THINK IS TO COME TO A RATIONAL DECISION AND SAFE MARGIN FROM CLOUDS. PLEASE HELP IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THESE PARTS OF THE ISLAND HAVE NO WX RPTING SYS. THEREFORE, AS A PLT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING UNTIL I GET THERE.

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.