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A C210 pilot reported confusion as to whether he was operating under IFR or VFR flight rules in the weather.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1008031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SMO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 1125 Flight Crew Type 650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC |
Narrative:
After takeoff and past smo airspace; requested Z approach at cma; and told controller I could go direct jurex and requested 4;000 ft. They gave me a squawk code and a frequency change and to request the type of approach with the next controller. When I did; they approved 4;000 and direct jurex. They then asked if I was VFR and I said no that I was in the IFR. I assumed when ATC gave me a squawk and direct jurex I was approved for IFR but the controller informed me I was to stay VFR which was not possible at that point of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 pilot reported confusion as to whether he was operating under IFR or VFR flight rules in the weather.
Narrative: After takeoff and past SMO airspace; requested Z approach at CMA; and told Controller I could go direct JUREX and requested 4;000 FT. They gave me a squawk code and a frequency change and to request the type of approach with the next Controller. When I did; they approved 4;000 and direct JUREX. They then asked if I was VFR and I said no that I was in the IFR. I assumed when ATC gave me a squawk and direct JUREX I was approved for IFR but the Controller informed me I was to stay VFR which was not possible at that point of the flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.