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A cessna citation V departed mgm in VFR conditions and when airborne heard mgm tower report WX as IFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mgm.tower tower : den.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 17200 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 434780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Crew planned VFR takeoff to pick up IFR in-flight. Last observation and ASOS gave 6 SM and visibility looked good to crew. Shortly after takeoff, heard center say to another aircraft 'mgm special 1 1/2 in fog.' upon landing 30 mins later, checked ASOS at 4 SM. There's no way it could have been less than 4 SM -- my estimation is 6-8 SM. Next time, however, we'll call FSS prior to VFR departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA CITATION V DEPARTED MGM IN VFR CONDITIONS AND WHEN AIRBORNE HEARD MGM TWR RPT WX AS IFR.
Narrative: CREW PLANNED VFR TKOF TO PICK UP IFR INFLT. LAST OBSERVATION AND ASOS GAVE 6 SM AND VISIBILITY LOOKED GOOD TO CREW. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, HEARD CTR SAY TO ANOTHER ACFT 'MGM SPECIAL 1 1/2 IN FOG.' UPON LNDG 30 MINS LATER, CHKED ASOS AT 4 SM. THERE'S NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN LESS THAN 4 SM -- MY ESTIMATION IS 6-8 SM. NEXT TIME, HOWEVER, WE'LL CALL FSS PRIOR TO VFR DEP.
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.