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SR20 pilot reports departing in marginal VFR conditions to discover the ceiling getting lower. A 180 degree turn reveals the ceiling low for the return. Reporter enters IMC without a clearance and returns to departure airport for a successful GPS approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 838868 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 210 Flight Crew Type 210 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC |
Narrative:
Ceiling reported broken 2500 ft; 3500 ft overcast. Proceeded on course 2400 ft MSL 15 NM when ceiling dropped quickly. Executed 180 degree turn to return to my departure airport -- found IMC behind us as well. At 2400 ft MSL; descended to 2000 ft -- still IMC. Highest obstacle in area 1871 ft; so we stayed in IMC at 2000 ft. Requested ceiling advisory from approach -- 1600 ft for nearby airport and departure airport.. Flew GPS approach to my departure airport to safe landing. Did not get IFR clearance from approach while in IMC -- distracted by concern of IMC all around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR20 pilot reports departing in marginal VFR conditions to discover the ceiling getting lower. A 180 degree turn reveals the ceiling low for the return. Reporter enters IMC without a clearance and returns to departure airport for a successful GPS approach.
Narrative: Ceiling reported broken 2500 FT; 3500 FT overcast. Proceeded on course 2400 FT MSL 15 NM when ceiling dropped quickly. Executed 180 degree turn to return to my departure airport -- found IMC behind us as well. At 2400 FT MSL; descended to 2000 FT -- still IMC. Highest obstacle in area 1871 FT; so we stayed in IMC at 2000 FT. Requested ceiling advisory from Approach -- 1600 FT for nearby airport and departure airport.. Flew GPS approach to my departure airport to safe landing. Did not get IFR clearance from approach while in IMC -- distracted by concern of IMC all around.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.