Instrument rated GA pilot of small aircraft encounters unanticipated WX.

Attributes
ACN	435785
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogb.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cae.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	435785
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On flight from london, ky, to orangeberg, sc, got WX briefing at london, ky. Forecast was for VFR conditions, to southeast side of mountains, with lowering ceilings. The low over north and south carolina was moving east and forecast to be gone by the time of my arrival -- approximately 2 hours. The cloud layer was there when I arrived. I descended to 5500 ft, clear of clouds, and continued. By the time I was within 30 mi of destination I was down to 1500 ft AGL to stay VFR. Wind at that altitude must have been 50 mph out of ene. While avoiding clouds to stay VFR, I was being blown off course. During this struggle with course correction, wind and cloud avoidance, I saw that I was flying over north air force auxiliary airport at 1000 ft AGL in light rain. That's why I'm writing this report. I saw no activity below. I had and was in current contact with columbia approach, squawking an assigned code.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INST RATED GA PLT OF SMA ENCOUNTERS UNANTICIPATED WX.

Narrative: ON FLT FROM LONDON, KY, TO ORANGEBERG, SC, GOT WX BRIEFING AT LONDON, KY. FORECAST WAS FOR VFR CONDITIONS, TO SE SIDE OF MOUNTAINS, WITH LOWERING CEILINGS. THE LOW OVER NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA WAS MOVING E AND FORECAST TO BE GONE BY THE TIME OF MY ARR -- APPROX 2 HRS. THE CLOUD LAYER WAS THERE WHEN I ARRIVED. I DSNDED TO 5500 FT, CLR OF CLOUDS, AND CONTINUED. BY THE TIME I WAS WITHIN 30 MI OF DEST I WAS DOWN TO 1500 FT AGL TO STAY VFR. WIND AT THAT ALT MUST HAVE BEEN 50 MPH OUT OF ENE. WHILE AVOIDING CLOUDS TO STAY VFR, I WAS BEING BLOWN OFF COURSE. DURING THIS STRUGGLE WITH COURSE CORRECTION, WIND AND CLOUD AVOIDANCE, I SAW THAT I WAS FLYING OVER NORTH AIR FORCE AUX ARPT AT 1000 FT AGL IN LIGHT RAIN. THAT'S WHY I'M WRITING THIS RPT. I SAW NO ACTIVITY BELOW. I HAD AND WAS IN CURRENT CONTACT WITH COLUMBIA APCH, SQUAWKING AN ASSIGNED CODE.

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.