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A BE55 on a VFR flight to ssc flew into IFR conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdn.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ssc.tracon tower : ith.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 707926 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
BE55 off cub VFR to cdn (20 min flight). Cub is under cag airspace (class C). Contacted ATC and requested 2500 ft and VFR flight following. Sky condition at cub reported to be 2600 ft scattered. Taking off runway 13 instructed to turn north to stay clear of cloud bases were less than reported and requested 3000 ft to stay clear of clouds. Request approved and instructed to contact shaw approach on 125.40. Shaw approach busy and did not initially respond. Finally after 3-4 mins they responded with an altimeter setting and squawk code. Called back and informed ATC that it was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain VFR and told to contact shaw clearance on 133.25. Informed shaw clearance that it was difficult maintaining VFR. I told shaw clearance that I planned to do the NDB 24 approach at cdn and that there appeared to be an overcast layer. After passing the NDB on the outbound course; I was cleared for the NDB approach and instructed to maintain VFR. I informed ATC that I would be entering the clouds at 2000 ft. ATC turned me back over to approach control and cleared for the visual. Informed approach that I was now procedure turn inbound and IMC. Asked by ATC if I would like an IFR clearance and responded yes but then told to 'stand by.' after another min; ATC came back on frequency as we were breaking out of the clouds and had the runway in sight. We canceled and the landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE55 ON A VFR FLT TO SSC FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS.
Narrative: BE55 OFF CUB VFR TO CDN (20 MIN FLT). CUB IS UNDER CAG AIRSPACE (CLASS C). CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED 2500 FT AND VFR FLT FOLLOWING. SKY CONDITION AT CUB RPTED TO BE 2600 FT SCATTERED. TAKING OFF RWY 13 INSTRUCTED TO TURN N TO STAY CLR OF CLOUD BASES WERE LESS THAN RPTED AND REQUESTED 3000 FT TO STAY CLR OF CLOUDS. REQUEST APPROVED AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT SHAW APCH ON 125.40. SHAW APCH BUSY AND DID NOT INITIALLY RESPOND. FINALLY AFTER 3-4 MINS THEY RESPONDED WITH AN ALTIMETER SETTING AND SQUAWK CODE. CALLED BACK AND INFORMED ATC THAT IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN VFR AND TOLD TO CONTACT SHAW CLRNC ON 133.25. INFORMED SHAW CLRNC THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT MAINTAINING VFR. I TOLD SHAW CLRNC THAT I PLANNED TO DO THE NDB 24 APCH AT CDN AND THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN OVCST LAYER. AFTER PASSING THE NDB ON THE OUTBOUND COURSE; I WAS CLRED FOR THE NDB APCH AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VFR. I INFORMED ATC THAT I WOULD BE ENTERING THE CLOUDS AT 2000 FT. ATC TURNED ME BACK OVER TO APCH CTL AND CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. INFORMED APCH THAT I WAS NOW PROC TURN INBOUND AND IMC. ASKED BY ATC IF I WOULD LIKE AN IFR CLRNC AND RESPONDED YES BUT THEN TOLD TO 'STAND BY.' AFTER ANOTHER MIN; ATC CAME BACK ON FREQ AS WE WERE BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. WE CANCELED AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.