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VFR in IMC. Pilot of a C172 flew into clouds during departure from a non tower airport on a ferry flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506521 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : erv.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc tracon : lnk.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 506521 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Ferrying aircraft, good condition, no ADF. Called 1-800-WX-brief -- no airmets for my route. Departure point had AWOS (non reporting) which was calling for MVFR. En route flight was VFR. WX at destination VFR. Took off VFR, clouds lower than reported. Got into IMC at less than 1000 ft AGL. Numerous obstacles in area, did not feel I could safely descend. Continued climbing, requested IFR pick-up back to departure field. I was IMC in class east airspace with no flight plan until center could give me a clearance. Should have filed instruments to begin with. Should not have gone in an aircraft with which I had little experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VFR IN IMC. PLT OF A C172 FLEW INTO CLOUDS DURING DEP FROM A NON TWR ARPT ON A FERRY FLT.
Narrative: FERRYING ACFT, GOOD CONDITION, NO ADF. CALLED 1-800-WX-BRIEF -- NO AIRMETS FOR MY RTE. DEP POINT HAD AWOS (NON RPTING) WHICH WAS CALLING FOR MVFR. ENRTE FLT WAS VFR. WX AT DEST VFR. TOOK OFF VFR, CLOUDS LOWER THAN RPTED. GOT INTO IMC AT LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. NUMEROUS OBSTACLES IN AREA, DID NOT FEEL I COULD SAFELY DSND. CONTINUED CLBING, REQUESTED IFR PICK-UP BACK TO DEP FIELD. I WAS IMC IN CLASS E AIRSPACE WITH NO FLT PLAN UNTIL CTR COULD GIVE ME A CLRNC. SHOULD HAVE FILED INSTS TO BEGIN WITH. SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE IN AN ACFT WITH WHICH I HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE.
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.