PA28 pilot on VFR flight plan climbs briefly into IMC before descending out of clouds. Less severe encounter with flight of 2 military aircraft occurred during the recovery maneuver.

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Attributes
ACN	659057
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rue.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	659057
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was climbing in hazy conditions. The haze merged into a broken layer of clouds. I was flying around the clouds and was separated from them by less than VFR minimums. However; I was still flying primarily by reference to clouds and ground and not instruments. I noticed 2 military aircraft off my right wing. First with tis and then visually. They were 2 mi away. No danger of collision. I descended to return to VMC and continued my flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ON VFR FLT PLAN CLBS BRIEFLY INTO IMC BEFORE DSNDING OUT OF CLOUDS. LESS SEVERE ENCOUNTER WITH FLT OF 2 MILITARY ACFT OCCURRED DURING THE RECOVERY MANEUVER.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING IN HAZY CONDITIONS. THE HAZE MERGED INTO A BROKEN LAYER OF CLOUDS. I WAS FLYING AROUND THE CLOUDS AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THEM BY LESS THAN VFR MINIMUMS. HOWEVER; I WAS STILL FLYING PRIMARILY BY REF TO CLOUDS AND GND AND NOT INSTS. I NOTICED 2 MILITARY ACFT OFF MY R WING. FIRST WITH TIS AND THEN VISUALLY. THEY WERE 2 MI AWAY. NO DANGER OF COLLISION. I DSNDED TO RETURN TO VMC AND CONTINUED MY FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.