Thrush S2R pilot reported overflying a city at low altitude after becoming caught beneath an overcas...

Attributes
ACN	1483521
Time
Date	201709
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 137
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 500 Flight Crew Total 2050 Flight Crew Type 550
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

I left during VFR conditions to spread cover on a crop 5 miles south of the airport. When I reached the field the weather quickly closed in on me to less than 1 mile visibility and less than 500 ft ceiling trapping me against the ground. I was able to stay at 100 ft AGL and follow my last GPS track back to [the departure airport]. I passed over the city at about 100 ft AGL in order to maintain ground contact and reach the airport. Forecast weather did not call for IMC conditions until later in the day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Thrush S2R pilot reported overflying a city at low altitude after becoming caught beneath an overcast layer.

Narrative: I left during VFR conditions to spread cover on a crop 5 miles south of the airport. When I reached the field the weather quickly closed in on me to less than 1 mile visibility and less than 500 ft ceiling trapping me against the ground. I was able to stay at 100 ft AGL and follow my last GPS track back to [the departure airport]. I passed over the city at about 100 ft AGL in order to maintain ground contact and reach the airport. Forecast weather did not call for IMC conditions until later in the day.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.