A C180 private pilot goes IMC in VFR flight when encountering low clouds on his voyage to home base ...

Attributes
ACN	528434
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abas.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	528434
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATIS at aurora reported 1000 ft and 3 mi (home airport). Departed albany airport at about XA00 am PDT with similar conditions as described at aurora. On departure flew east and north toward aurora, when conditions changed rapidly into IMC (conditions). I immediately did a 180 degree turn only to find conditions deteriorating behind me also. Due to high ground in the immediate vicinity I began a climb to a safe (8000 ft) altitude to avoid possibility of CFIT. I broadcasted on 121.5 asking for assistance in getting safely to an airport open to VFR traffic. ZSE and cascade approach both assisted me to a safe landing at corvallis, or.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C180 PVT PLT GOES IMC IN VFR FLT WHEN ENCOUNTERING LOW CLOUDS ON HIS VOYAGE TO HOME BASE NEAR ALBANY, OR.

Narrative: ATIS AT AURORA RPTED 1000 FT AND 3 MI (HOME ARPT). DEPARTED ALBANY ARPT AT ABOUT XA00 AM PDT WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED AT AURORA. ON DEP FLEW E AND N TOWARD AURORA, WHEN CONDITIONS CHANGED RAPIDLY INTO IMC (CONDITIONS). I IMMEDIATELY DID A 180 DEG TURN ONLY TO FIND CONDITIONS DETERIORATING BEHIND ME ALSO. DUE TO HIGH GND IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY I BEGAN A CLB TO A SAFE (8000 FT) ALT TO AVOID POSSIBILITY OF CFIT. I BROADCASTED ON 121.5 ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING SAFELY TO AN ARPT OPEN TO VFR TFC. ZSE AND CASCADE APCH BOTH ASSISTED ME TO A SAFE LNDG AT CORVALLIS, OR.

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.

A C180 private pilot goes IMC in VFR flight when encountering low clouds on his voyage to home base near albany, or.