In-flight WX encounter on VFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	302843
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	302843
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed fll on apr/tue/95 VFR for boca raton, (bct). WX at departure time was 2000 ft scattered, estimated 3000 ft overcast, visibility 3 mi, light rain 76/73 040/12 altimeter 29.92.a check with FSS prior to takeoff showed pbi to be reporting measured 3700 ft broken 5000 ft overcast visibility 10 KTS plus 360/15 gusty 19 KTS altimeter 29.90 and improving. Tower cleared us for VFR takeoff while an airliner and commuter were awaiting miami IFR release. After takeoff and turning north for boca, it became clear looking at our radar that VFR to bct was not possible. We called departure and requested to return to fll. He advised us to remain clear of class C airspace and contact mia. We complied and mia approach stated fll had just gone IFR. We requested and received an IFR clearance to return to fll. During this, an airliner reported we had departed VFR in IFR conditions. This was untrue. He continued to state he would violate us. When we landed at fll we advised ground control of our status and he stated he would pass the information on. The flight to bct from fll takes approximately 4 mins and we make this trip approximately 100 times a yr. The airliner pilot seemed upset that we were cleared to takeoff prior to his clearance IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT WX ENCOUNTER ON VFR FLT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED FLL ON APR/TUE/95 VFR FOR BOCA RATON, (BCT). WX AT DEP TIME WAS 2000 FT SCATTERED, ESTIMATED 3000 FT OVCST, VISIBILITY 3 MI, LIGHT RAIN 76/73 040/12 ALTIMETER 29.92.A CHK WITH FSS PRIOR TO TKOF SHOWED PBI TO BE RPTING MEASURED 3700 FT BROKEN 5000 FT OVCST VISIBILITY 10 KTS PLUS 360/15 GUSTY 19 KTS ALTIMETER 29.90 AND IMPROVING. TWR CLRED US FOR VFR TKOF WHILE AN AIRLINER AND COMMUTER WERE AWAITING MIAMI IFR RELEASE. AFTER TKOF AND TURNING N FOR BOCA, IT BECAME CLR LOOKING AT OUR RADAR THAT VFR TO BCT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. WE CALLED DEP AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO FLL. HE ADVISED US TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AIRSPACE AND CONTACT MIA. WE COMPLIED AND MIA APCH STATED FLL HAD JUST GONE IFR. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC TO RETURN TO FLL. DURING THIS, AN AIRLINER RPTED WE HAD DEPARTED VFR IN IFR CONDITIONS. THIS WAS UNTRUE. HE CONTINUED TO STATE HE WOULD VIOLATE US. WHEN WE LANDED AT FLL WE ADVISED GND CTL OF OUR STATUS AND HE STATED HE WOULD PASS THE INFO ON. THE FLT TO BCT FROM FLL TAKES APPROX 4 MINS AND WE MAKE THIS TRIP APPROX 100 TIMES A YR. THE AIRLINER PLT SEEMED UPSET THAT WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF PRIOR TO HIS CLRNC IFR.

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.