Narrative:

I am submitting this to self-report certain unintended actions taken by me in VFR flight from orl to ags. I found myself near ags in clear skies above an overcast layer of clouds with only IFR conditions to descend through to land -- conditions which I was not qualified for. I failed to declare an emergency and thereby inform approach my being a VFR pilot in IFR conditions requiring their special assistance. I accepted an IFR approach clearance to descend through the clouds and land ags. I descended lower than the altitude assigned me by the approach controller. A second controller then came on the radio, upset at my altitude deviation, and ordered me to return to the assigned altitude. I then requested cancellation of the IFR approach, noting that I would like to finish the approach to landing under my own visual navigation. I apologized to the second controller for my deviations from the assigned altitude, explained that due to fuel and other considerations, I needed to land at the field, and asked if he could please give me an SVFR clearance to land. He responded that he would not allow me to land unless I did it their way, and insisted that I immediately return to altitude, asking if I was capable of this. I reluctantly responded that I was, and ascended back through the clouds to the assigned altitude. The first controller came back on the radio at that time, and gave me directional and altitude instructions which I followed. I was then turned over to the tower frequency, who corrected my flight path to the right. I broke out of the clouds again at approximately 1800 ft MSL and proceeded to land under my own visual control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON INST RATED PLT OF SMA ATTEMPTS FLT IN IMC WX.

Narrative: I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO SELF-RPT CERTAIN UNINTENDED ACTIONS TAKEN BY ME IN VFR FLT FROM ORL TO AGS. I FOUND MYSELF NEAR AGS IN CLR SKIES ABOVE AN OVCST LAYER OF CLOUDS WITH ONLY IFR CONDITIONS TO DSND THROUGH TO LAND -- CONDITIONS WHICH I WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR. I FAILED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND THEREBY INFORM APCH MY BEING A VFR PLT IN IFR CONDITIONS REQUIRING THEIR SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. I ACCEPTED AN IFR APCH CLRNC TO DSND THROUGH THE CLOUDS AND LAND AGS. I DSNDED LOWER THAN THE ALT ASSIGNED ME BY THE APCH CTLR. A SECOND CTLR THEN CAME ON THE RADIO, UPSET AT MY ALTDEV, AND ORDERED ME TO RETURN TO THE ASSIGNED ALT. I THEN REQUESTED CANCELLATION OF THE IFR APCH, NOTING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THE APCH TO LNDG UNDER MY OWN VISUAL NAV. I APOLOGIZED TO THE SECOND CTLR FOR MY DEVS FROM THE ASSIGNED ALT, EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO FUEL AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, I NEEDED TO LAND AT THE FIELD, AND ASKED IF HE COULD PLEASE GIVE ME AN SVFR CLRNC TO LAND. HE RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO LAND UNLESS I DID IT THEIR WAY, AND INSISTED THAT I IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO ALT, ASKING IF I WAS CAPABLE OF THIS. I RELUCTANTLY RESPONDED THAT I WAS, AND ASCENDED BACK THROUGH THE CLOUDS TO THE ASSIGNED ALT. THE FIRST CTLR CAME BACK ON THE RADIO AT THAT TIME, AND GAVE ME DIRECTIONAL AND ALT INSTRUCTIONS WHICH I FOLLOWED. I WAS THEN TURNED OVER TO THE TWR FREQ, WHO CORRECTED MY FLT PATH TO THE R. I BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AGAIN AT APPROX 1800 FT MSL AND PROCEEDED TO LAND UNDER MY OWN VISUAL CTL.

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.