<< >> NASA ASRS Report 294462, January 1995

Pilot of an small aircraft twin unable to maintain VFR after departure and subsequently obtained IFR to on top.

Attributes
ACN	294462
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	294462
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I thought that I could fly VFR to destination 300 NM away. Discovered takeoff airport was IFR 900 ft overcast 7 NM visibility. Filed SVFR to depart, only to be forced lower and lower because of low ceiling near mke 20 NM west to avoid, busting VFR minimums. I turned back toward kenosha, wi, and called mke approach control for an IFR clearance to VFR on top. Broke out on top at 2900 ft MSL. Proceeded to destination VFR. Moral: don't try SVFR to depart when you can file IFR and be safer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR AFTER DEP AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBTAINED IFR TO ON TOP.

Narrative: I THOUGHT THAT I COULD FLY VFR TO DEST 300 NM AWAY. DISCOVERED TKOF ARPT WAS IFR 900 FT OVCST 7 NM VISIBILITY. FILED SVFR TO DEPART, ONLY TO BE FORCED LOWER AND LOWER BECAUSE OF LOW CEILING NEAR MKE 20 NM W TO AVOID, BUSTING VFR MINIMUMS. I TURNED BACK TOWARD KENOSHA, WI, AND CALLED MKE APCH CTL FOR AN IFR CLRNC TO VFR ON TOP. BROKE OUT ON TOP AT 2900 FT MSL. PROCEEDED TO DEST VFR. MORAL: DON'T TRY SVFR TO DEPART WHEN YOU CAN FILE IFR AND BE SAFER.

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.