Flying VFR in IMC.

Attributes
ACN	289463
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pwm
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pwm
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 2160 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	289463
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pleasure flight to augusta, me. After FSS briefing of clouds at 4000 ft over lebanon, nh, left lwm, landed average, had lunch and was returning to lwm. Contacted brunswick ARTCC and received a squawk. Continued toward pwm and encountered scattered snow showers. Continued flight evading snow and changed altitude between 2700 ft and 2200 ft for evasion. At one time, I was in IMC for 3-4 mins. Due to FAA annual wings training, I had no difficulty continuing as the snow closed in behind and there are no airports nearby to land and wait. There was no traffic and pwm was reporting clear with 10 mi visibility. The handoff to pwm from brunswick was normal and I continued to lwm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLYING VFR IN IMC.

Narrative: PLEASURE FLT TO AUGUSTA, ME. AFTER FSS BRIEFING OF CLOUDS AT 4000 FT OVER LEBANON, NH, LEFT LWM, LANDED AVG, HAD LUNCH AND WAS RETURNING TO LWM. CONTACTED BRUNSWICK ARTCC AND RECEIVED A SQUAWK. CONTINUED TOWARD PWM AND ENCOUNTERED SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. CONTINUED FLT EVADING SNOW AND CHANGED ALT BTWN 2700 FT AND 2200 FT FOR EVASION. AT ONE TIME, I WAS IN IMC FOR 3-4 MINS. DUE TO FAA ANNUAL WINGS TRAINING, I HAD NO DIFFICULTY CONTINUING AS THE SNOW CLOSED IN BEHIND AND THERE ARE NO ARPTS NEARBY TO LAND AND WAIT. THERE WAS NO TFC AND PWM WAS RPTING CLR WITH 10 MI VISIBILITY. THE HDOF TO PWM FROM BRUNSWICK WAS NORMAL AND I CONTINUED TO LWM.

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.