Narrative:

I received a standard WX briefing for a business trip. The WX was reported 20 to the west of my destination to be 00. However my destination is frequently clear when the reporting station is IFR. I elected to make the trip after verifying that my alternate was above minimums. When I arrived at my destination airport I found it to be covered by a broken layer. Just a few mi to the east it was clear. I went toward the east and elected to go under the broken layer. I had an out if I needed it. Much to my dismay the broken layer started to go overcast. Just as I was about to begin the go around I spotted the airport and landed west/O incident. I thought a lot about the approach after landing. The WX was very marginal. I was outside controled airspace, so all I needed was 1 mi visibility and clear of the clouds. The area around the airport is sparsely populated, so in theory all I needed was 500' AGL. I had to go to that altitude to maintain VFR. So what wa I worried about? Maybe I was legal, but was I smart? I realized that I had get thereitis. In the future given the same conditions, I will make sure I can see the airport before I go under a cloud layer. If I can't, I will go to the alternate. In this case, I feel I was closer to the ground that I should have been. The moral of the story is don't fly VFR into lowering WX conditions, even if you know the area well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP SMT PLT MAKING SHORT TRIP TO NON TWR ARPT, NO FLT PLAN, FILED UNDER LOW WX TO GET TO DESTINATION AND REGRETS HAVING DONE SO SUSPECTING MSA VIOLATION AND POOR JUDGEMENT.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A STANDARD WX BRIEFING FOR A BUSINESS TRIP. THE WX WAS RPTED 20 TO THE W OF MY DEST TO BE 00. HOWEVER MY DEST IS FREQUENTLY CLR WHEN THE RPTING STATION IS IFR. I ELECTED TO MAKE THE TRIP AFTER VERIFYING THAT MY ALTERNATE WAS ABOVE MINIMUMS. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DEST ARPT I FOUND IT TO BE COVERED BY A BROKEN LAYER. JUST A FEW MI TO THE E IT WAS CLR. I WENT TOWARD THE E AND ELECTED TO GO UNDER THE BROKEN LAYER. I HAD AN OUT IF I NEEDED IT. MUCH TO MY DISMAY THE BROKEN LAYER STARTED TO GO OVCST. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE GAR I SPOTTED THE ARPT AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THE APCH AFTER LNDG. THE WX WAS VERY MARGINAL. I WAS OUTSIDE CTLED AIRSPACE, SO ALL I NEEDED WAS 1 MI VISIBILITY AND CLR OF THE CLOUDS. THE AREA AROUND THE ARPT IS SPARSELY POPULATED, SO IN THEORY ALL I NEEDED WAS 500' AGL. I HAD TO GO TO THAT ALT TO MAINTAIN VFR. SO WHAT WA I WORRIED ABOUT? MAYBE I WAS LEGAL, BUT WAS I SMART? I REALIZED THAT I HAD GET THEREITIS. IN THE FUTURE GIVEN THE SAME CONDITIONS, I WILL MAKE SURE I CAN SEE THE ARPT BEFORE I GO UNDER A CLOUD LAYER. IF I CAN'T, I WILL GO TO THE ALTERNATE. IN THIS CASE, I FEEL I WAS CLOSER TO THE GND THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS DON'T FLY VFR INTO LOWERING WX CONDITIONS, EVEN IF YOU KNOW THE AREA WELL.

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