VFR flight entered fir conditions. Flight assist to safe landing.

Attributes
ACN	161696
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hys
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	161696
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I received current WX information from ict FSS at early a.M. On 11/X/90. VFR conditions forecast throughout entire route. Departed hys at X a.M. Toward ict. Approximately X:30 VFR deteriorated. Tried to descend below and maintain VFR. Decided to try and return to hys. Headed directly for hys and conditions deteriorated. Tried to head for great bend but conditions continued to deteriorate. Tried to head to lyons but conditions continued to deteriorate. Contacted ict FSS and apprised them of situation. They had me turn 7700 and found me in assumed position via DF stear. The decision was made to proceed to hutchinson, ks. Ict FSS told me there were towers close to my position. I ascended to altitude above the towers which put me in clouds. When clear of towers I proceeded in marginal VFR conditions. Ict FSS switched me to ZKC who guided me to hutchinson where I landed west/O problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR FLT ENTERED FIR CONDITIONS. FLT ASSIST TO SAFE LNDG.

Narrative: I RECEIVED CURRENT WX INFO FROM ICT FSS AT EARLY A.M. ON 11/X/90. VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST THROUGHOUT ENTIRE RTE. DEPARTED HYS AT X A.M. TOWARD ICT. APPROX X:30 VFR DETERIORATED. TRIED TO DSND BELOW AND MAINTAIN VFR. DECIDED TO TRY AND RETURN TO HYS. HEADED DIRECTLY FOR HYS AND CONDITIONS DETERIORATED. TRIED TO HEAD FOR GREAT BEND BUT CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE. TRIED TO HEAD TO LYONS BUT CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE. CONTACTED ICT FSS AND APPRISED THEM OF SITUATION. THEY HAD ME TURN 7700 AND FOUND ME IN ASSUMED POS VIA DF STEAR. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED TO HUTCHINSON, KS. ICT FSS TOLD ME THERE WERE TWRS CLOSE TO MY POS. I ASCENDED TO ALT ABOVE THE TWRS WHICH PUT ME IN CLOUDS. WHEN CLR OF TWRS I PROCEEDED IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. ICT FSS SWITCHED ME TO ZKC WHO GUIDED ME TO HUTCHINSON WHERE I LANDED W/O PROBS.

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.