Small aircraft pilot enters cloud on climb out when told to maintain below 3000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	323040
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	323040
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taking off from mci, the WX had come down more than I expected. While told to maintain VFR below 3000 ft, I climbed through a cloud en route to my destination. I then switched to approach and used a lot of VOR and vector assistance to get to my destination. I guess I was just intimidated by the busy airport and didn't want to ask for a clearance through the clouds and didn't want to cruise at 1000 ft AGL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS CLOUD ON CLB OUT WHEN TOLD TO MAINTAIN BELOW 3000 FT.

Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF FROM MCI, THE WX HAD COME DOWN MORE THAN I EXPECTED. WHILE TOLD TO MAINTAIN VFR BELOW 3000 FT, I CLBED THROUGH A CLOUD ENRTE TO MY DEST. I THEN SWITCHED TO APCH AND USED A LOT OF VOR AND VECTOR ASSISTANCE TO GET TO MY DEST. I GUESS I WAS JUST INTIMIDATED BY THE BUSY ARPT AND DIDN'T WANT TO ASK FOR A CLRNC THROUGH THE CLOUDS AND DIDN'T WANT TO CRUISE AT 1000 FT AGL.

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.