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Small aircraft pilot departs mke with last reported visibility of 5 mi. Once airborne, after a landing and taxi back, the tower advises him the visibility is 2 pt 5 mi and asks his intentions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mke |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mke |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1525 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 393450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After landing mke (visibility 5 mi, ceiling above 20000 ft) I requested a departure and was cleared to taxi back to runway 7R, issued a VFR clearance and told to contact the tower when ready to depart. I contacted the tower and was cleared for takeoff. At approximately 500 ft AGL the tower said the field was going IFR, visibility 2 1/2 mi what were my intentions? I reported I was in VFR conditions and would like to continue. I was then given a heading and told to contact departure. At no time did I see where the visibility was below 3 mi, either on takeoff or in the air. This scenario could have been avoided and was caused by temperature/dewpoint spread of 5 degrees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT DEPARTS MKE WITH LAST RPTED VISIBILITY OF 5 MI. ONCE AIRBORNE, AFTER A LNDG AND TAXI BACK, THE TWR ADVISES HIM THE VISIBILITY IS 2 PT 5 MI AND ASKS HIS INTENTIONS.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG MKE (VISIBILITY 5 MI, CEILING ABOVE 20000 FT) I REQUESTED A DEP AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI BACK TO RWY 7R, ISSUED A VFR CLRNC AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR WHEN READY TO DEPART. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. AT APPROX 500 FT AGL THE TWR SAID THE FIELD WAS GOING IFR, VISIBILITY 2 1/2 MI WHAT WERE MY INTENTIONS? I RPTED I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. I WAS THEN GIVEN A HEADING AND TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. AT NO TIME DID I SEE WHERE THE VISIBILITY WAS BELOW 3 MI, EITHER ON TKOF OR IN THE AIR. THIS SCENARIO COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND WAS CAUSED BY TEMP/DEWPOINT SPREAD OF 5 DEGS.
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.