Pilot of an small aircraft sel flew below the MSA during a search for a suitable off airport landing sight due to WX lowering near his destination airport.

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Attributes
ACN	335731
Time
Date	199605
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tog
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 340 flight time total : 2320 flight time type : 340
ASRS Report	335731
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route to togiak, encountered rapidly lowering ceiling. Flew below 500 ft while over several fishing vessels as I searched for a suitable place to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL FLEW BELOW THE MSA DURING A SEARCH FOR A SUITABLE OFF ARPT LNDG SIGHT DUE TO WX LOWERING NEAR HIS DEST ARPT.

Narrative: ENRTE TO TOGIAK, ENCOUNTERED RAPIDLY LOWERING CEILING. FLEW BELOW 500 FT WHILE OVER SEVERAL FISHING VESSELS AS I SEARCHED FOR A SUITABLE PLACE TO LAND.

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.