Narrative:

Departed bismarck, nd, VFR for fergus falls, mn (ffm). Arrived ffm to total cloud cover. Went back towards fargo. Contacted approach and declared emergency needing help to land. 600 ft layer at far, also dark. Approach controller set me up on long final, descending through cloud layer. Landed without incident. Made phone call to tower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR PLT DISCOVERS LNDG ARPT OBSCURED WITH OVCST LAYER, DECLARES EMER, ATC PROVIDES FLT ASSIST.

Narrative: DEPARTED BISMARCK, ND, VFR FOR FERGUS FALLS, MN (FFM). ARRIVED FFM TO TOTAL CLOUD COVER. WENT BACK TOWARDS FARGO. CONTACTED APCH AND DECLARED EMER NEEDING HELP TO LAND. 600 FT LAYER AT FAR, ALSO DARK. APCH CTLR SET ME UP ON LONG FINAL, DSNDING THROUGH CLOUD LAYER. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MADE PHONE CALL TO TWR.

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.