Small aircraft flew into IMC while departing with a SVFR clearance.

Attributes
ACN	96268
Time
Date	198810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
ASRS Report	96268
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The pilot requested special VFR clearance. The tower gave this, followed by a specific altitude for exiting the control zone: 1500'. On climb out, a few hundred feet above the surface, a thin layer of cloud (mist) caused a brief period of IFR conditions (600-800'). The pilot reported the cloud presence to the tower while turning out of the clouds and continuing climb out in a cloud free area. The tower should have known of this cloud layer, and should not have given an SVFR clearance for that runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FLEW INTO IMC WHILE DEPARTING WITH A SVFR CLRNC.

Narrative: THE PLT REQUESTED SPECIAL VFR CLRNC. THE TWR GAVE THIS, FOLLOWED BY A SPECIFIC ALT FOR EXITING THE CTL ZONE: 1500'. ON CLBOUT, A FEW HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE, A THIN LAYER OF CLOUD (MIST) CAUSED A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS (600-800'). THE PLT RPTED THE CLOUD PRESENCE TO THE TWR WHILE TURNING OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND CONTINUING CLBOUT IN A CLOUD FREE AREA. THE TWR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THIS CLOUD LAYER, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN AN SVFR CLRNC FOR THAT RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.