Private pilot of an small aircraft sel flew below the MSA during flight just outside of class D airs...

Attributes
ACN	304279
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : emt
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	304279
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff for a local flight I climbed out too slowly. Because of low ceiling and only intending to fly an extended pattern I found myself below the 1000 ft AGL over a populated area. After realizing that, I initiated stronger climb, but because of rising terrain, was unable to outclb the 1000 ft minimum altitude for about 2 mi. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was flying a piper PA24-180. He stated that he became alarmed when he noticed that the ground was coming up and he was getting lower to the congested area due to the rising terrain. He immediately climbed to near the overcast and returned to his departure airport. He stated further that he was not planning to go out of the pattern since he was just running the engine and charging the battery of the aircraft since it had been parked without use for sometime, but went out of the pattern on an extended crosswind for a slightly longer flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL FLEW BELOW THE MSA DURING FLT JUST OUTSIDE OF CLASS D AIRSPACE DUE TO OVCST AND HIGHER RISING TERRAIN.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FOR A LCL FLT I CLBED OUT TOO SLOWLY. BECAUSE OF LOW CEILING AND ONLY INTENDING TO FLY AN EXTENDED PATTERN I FOUND MYSELF BELOW THE 1000 FT AGL OVER A POPULATED AREA. AFTER REALIZING THAT, I INITIATED STRONGER CLB, BUT BECAUSE OF RISING TERRAIN, WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLB THE 1000 FT MINIMUM ALT FOR ABOUT 2 MI. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING A PIPER PA24-180. HE STATED THAT HE BECAME ALARMED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE GND WAS COMING UP AND HE WAS GETTING LOWER TO THE CONGESTED AREA DUE TO THE RISING TERRAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY CLBED TO NEAR THE OVCST AND RETURNED TO HIS DEP ARPT. HE STATED FURTHER THAT HE WAS NOT PLANNING TO GO OUT OF THE PATTERN SINCE HE WAS JUST RUNNING THE ENG AND CHARGING THE BATTERY OF THE ACFT SINCE IT HAD BEEN PARKED WITHOUT USE FOR SOMETIME, BUT WENT OUT OF THE PATTERN ON AN EXTENDED XWIND FOR A SLIGHTLY LONGER FLT.

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.

Private pilot of an small aircraft sel flew below the MSA during flight just outside of class D airspace due to overcast and higher rising terrain.