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Private pilot of an sel small aircraft during VFR cross country flight became trapped underneath an overcast and flew into clouds. Pilot turned around and climbed to on top overcast wherein he requested an IFR clearance from approach control. Approach controller referred him to center who idented him as located in class B airspace. He was given an IFR clearance to continue his flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| 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 : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 98 flight time total : 816 flight time type : 816 |
| ASRS Report | 417360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR flight plan ona-jux. XA30 local, ona direct fow. Thunderstorms from line to dsm, thunderstorms starting at rwf. Per flight watch (minneapolis). Closed route off from mkt to otg causing deviation from fow to dwn to ilq direct fsd. At fow, turned direct dwn 2500 ft VFR at belle plaine, mn, flew into cloud deck IMC. Turned 180 degrees and climbing to file IFR clearance with ZMP. Center was too busy, so filed flight plan with princeton FSS. Back to center and was told to contact msp approach control. Opened IFR flight plan climbing left turn direct dwn to 6000 ft. Switched by msp approach to center at this time. Informed of class B intrusion. Tracked VFR from farmington VOR past fcm to 19 mi west of msp. Ended flight at fsd and called msp tower for more information per their instructions. Main contributing factor to intrusion was a southwest wind 30 KTS, lack of situational awareness of aircraft with relevance to wind velocity and direction. At all times aircraft was VFR or VFR on top -- no flight in IMC conditions, even though under IMC clearance. In my opinion, all decisions made en route were correct. Situational awareness of location of aircraft to navaids is cause of problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SEL SMA DURING VFR XCOUNTRY FLT BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH AN OVCST AND FLEW INTO CLOUDS. PLT TURNED AROUND AND CLBED TO ON TOP OVCST WHEREIN HE REQUESTED AN IFR CLRNC FROM APCH CTL. APCH CTLR REFERRED HIM TO CTR WHO IDENTED HIM AS LOCATED IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE WAS GIVEN AN IFR CLRNC TO CONTINUE HIS FLT.
Narrative: VFR FLT PLAN ONA-JUX. XA30 LCL, ONA DIRECT FOW. TSTMS FROM LINE TO DSM, TSTMS STARTING AT RWF. PER FLT WATCH (MINNEAPOLIS). CLOSED RTE OFF FROM MKT TO OTG CAUSING DEV FROM FOW TO DWN TO ILQ DIRECT FSD. AT FOW, TURNED DIRECT DWN 2500 FT VFR AT BELLE PLAINE, MN, FLEW INTO CLOUD DECK IMC. TURNED 180 DEGS AND CLBING TO FILE IFR CLRNC WITH ZMP. CTR WAS TOO BUSY, SO FILED FLT PLAN WITH PRINCETON FSS. BACK TO CTR AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MSP APCH CTL. OPENED IFR FLT PLAN CLBING L TURN DIRECT DWN TO 6000 FT. SWITCHED BY MSP APCH TO CTR AT THIS TIME. INFORMED OF CLASS B INTRUSION. TRACKED VFR FROM FARMINGTON VOR PAST FCM TO 19 MI W OF MSP. ENDED FLT AT FSD AND CALLED MSP TWR FOR MORE INFO PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO INTRUSION WAS A SW WIND 30 KTS, LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF ACFT WITH RELEVANCE TO WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION. AT ALL TIMES ACFT WAS VFR OR VFR ON TOP -- NO FLT IN IMC CONDITIONS, EVEN THOUGH UNDER IMC CLRNC. IN MY OPINION, ALL DECISIONS MADE ENRTE WERE CORRECT. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF LOCATION OF ACFT TO NAVAIDS IS CAUSE OF PROB.
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.