An A36 bonanza private pilot, non IFR rated, gets involved with WX and requires the aid of ATC to get to an open airport at olu, northeast.

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Attributes
ACN	526651
Time
Date	200110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : olu.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl single value : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc tracon : iad.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 975 flight time type : 86
ASRS Report	526651
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On VFR flight from sbs to fep. Flying VFR on top and unable to find opening in clouds at olu as indicated by unicom, AWOS and flight watch. Tried an hour to find an opening to get down as planned in VFR briefing before departure from steamboat springs, co. After talking to flight watch and unicom was turned over to minneapolis center for assistance in finding an airport to get down at. Upon talking to ZMP center at 17000 ft and indicating 2-1/2 to 3 hours fuel still on board, they directed me to sioux falls, sd. They said I could get under, but was unable to remain below 18000 ft as clouds began to rise. So, they turned me to go to kansas city, but the rising cloud level required me to go to 20000 ft at their request. They then decided to send me down to columbus, northeast (olu) thru the clouds, after discussing my level of IFR training and my agreement to do so. Center then vectored me at a 270 degree heading through two layers of clouds to clear skies below 8000 ft MSL and I landed at olu without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A36 BONANZA PVT PLT, NON IFR RATED, GETS INVOLVED WITH WX AND REQUIRES THE AID OF ATC TO GET TO AN OPEN ARPT AT OLU, NE.

Narrative: ON VFR FLT FROM SBS TO FEP. FLYING VFR ON TOP AND UNABLE TO FIND OPENING IN CLOUDS AT OLU AS INDICATED BY UNICOM, AWOS AND FLT WATCH. TRIED AN HOUR TO FIND AN OPENING TO GET DOWN AS PLANNED IN VFR BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO. AFTER TALKING TO FLT WATCH AND UNICOM WAS TURNED OVER TO MINNEAPOLIS CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE IN FINDING AN ARPT TO GET DOWN AT. UPON TALKING TO ZMP CENTER AT 17000 FT AND INDICATING 2-1/2 TO 3 HRS FUEL STILL ON BOARD, THEY DIRECTED ME TO SIOUX FALLS, SD. THEY SAID I COULD GET UNDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMAIN BELOW 18000 FT AS CLOUDS BEGAN TO RISE. SO, THEY TURNED ME TO GO TO KANSAS CITY, BUT THE RISING CLOUD LEVEL REQUIRED ME TO GO TO 20000 FT AT THEIR REQUEST. THEY THEN DECIDED TO SEND ME DOWN TO COLUMBUS, NE (OLU) THRU THE CLOUDS, AFTER DISCUSSING MY LEVEL OF IFR TRAINING AND MY AGREEMENT TO DO SO. CENTER THEN VECTORED ME AT A 270 DEG HEADING THROUGH TWO LAYERS OF CLOUDS TO CLR SKIES BELOW 8000 FT MSL AND I LANDED AT OLU WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.