An M20G pilot reported that he experienced severe turbulence in the vicinity of sgf.

Attributes
ACN	486350
Time
Date	200009
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sgf.vortac
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tracon : sgf.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1128 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	486350
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Receiving an airborne IFR clearance, I encountered severe turbulence without warning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN M20G PLT RPTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB IN THE VICINITY OF SGF.

Narrative: RECEIVING AN AIRBORNE IFR CLRNC, I ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB WITHOUT WARNING.

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.