Spi encounters lowering cloud base during touch-and-go practice.

Attributes
ACN	294540
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ccr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 40 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	294540
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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My plan was to go up in the pattern and practice touch- and-goes. The WX was reporting 1000 ft scattered, 2500 broken, so I felt that I would be alright to stay in the pattern. Well, by the time I took off, a lower fog layer had moved in and when I was turning crosswind I was definitely not able to keep 500 ft below the clouds or 2000 ft horizontally from the clouds. I think I relied on what the ATIS reported the WX a little too much and should have looked around the airport to see what the WX was doing. In the future I will also give myself higher personal minimums.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ENCOUNTERS LOWERING CLOUD BASE DURING TOUCH-AND-GO PRACTICE.

Narrative: MY PLAN WAS TO GO UP IN THE PATTERN AND PRACTICE TOUCH- AND-GOES. THE WX WAS RPTING 1000 FT SCATTERED, 2500 BROKEN, SO I FELT THAT I WOULD BE ALRIGHT TO STAY IN THE PATTERN. WELL, BY THE TIME I TOOK OFF, A LOWER FOG LAYER HAD MOVED IN AND WHEN I WAS TURNING XWIND I WAS DEFINITELY NOT ABLE TO KEEP 500 FT BELOW THE CLOUDS OR 2000 FT HORIZLY FROM THE CLOUDS. I THINK I RELIED ON WHAT THE ATIS RPTED THE WX A LITTLE TOO MUCH AND SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AROUND THE ARPT TO SEE WHAT THE WX WAS DOING. IN THE FUTURE I WILL ALSO GIVE MYSELF HIGHER PERSONAL MINIMUMS.

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.