C207 pilot flew in IMC conditions on a VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	412914
Time
Date	199809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bet
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	412914
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While returning to bethel, ak, I ran into unforecast WX and flew approximately 45 mins attempting to deviate around and complete my flight. Due to a 'minimum fuel' situation, I continued to my destination and periodically encountered areas of ceilings less than 500 ft and visibility less than 2 mi. I never lost contact with the ground. However, flight visibility and ceiling was poor. The flight was completed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C207 PLT FLEW IN IMC CONDITIONS ON A VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: WHILE RETURNING TO BETHEL, AK, I RAN INTO UNFORECAST WX AND FLEW APPROX 45 MINS ATTEMPTING TO DEVIATE AROUND AND COMPLETE MY FLT. DUE TO A 'MINIMUM FUEL' SIT, I CONTINUED TO MY DEST AND PERIODICALLY ENCOUNTERED AREAS OF CEILINGS LESS THAN 500 FT AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 MI. I NEVER LOST CONTACT WITH THE GND. HOWEVER, FLT VISIBILITY AND CEILING WAS POOR. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.