GA pilot encounters IMC in VFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	176546
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr airport : sua
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 68 flight time total : 2731
ASRS Report	176546
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed sua, VFR en route to lake placid, fl, private airstrip. Stuart control tower advised a thunderstorm to the south but WX looked good to the west and northwest. Encountered a line of very severe thunderstorms about 25 mi west of sua and could not go around or under. Was forced by the fast moving front to fpr and requested a special VFR landing. Landing was denied because of IFR traffic. The storm covered the entire area within mins of my arrival with zero zero visibility and wind of 45 mi. I was forced to go IFR into the storm, approximately 6 mi north of fpr. A heading of 270 degree and 2000' MSL was established, miami center was finally contacted and informed of the problem. I flew out of the storm into VFR on top conditions about 40 mi after entering the storm and IFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT ENCOUNTERS IMC IN VFR FLT.

Narrative: DEPARTED SUA, VFR ENRTE TO LAKE PLACID, FL, PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. STUART CTL TWR ADVISED A TSTM TO THE S BUT WX LOOKED GOOD TO THE W AND NW. ENCOUNTERED A LINE OF VERY SEVERE TSTMS ABOUT 25 MI W OF SUA AND COULD NOT GO AROUND OR UNDER. WAS FORCED BY THE FAST MOVING FRONT TO FPR AND REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR LNDG. LNDG WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF IFR TFC. THE STORM COVERED THE ENTIRE AREA WITHIN MINS OF MY ARR WITH ZERO ZERO VISIBILITY AND WIND OF 45 MI. I WAS FORCED TO GO IFR INTO THE STORM, APPROX 6 MI N OF FPR. A HDG OF 270 DEG AND 2000' MSL WAS ESTABLISHED, MIAMI CTR WAS FINALLY CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE PROB. I FLEW OUT OF THE STORM INTO VFR ON TOP CONDITIONS ABOUT 40 MI AFTER ENTERING THE STORM AND IFR CONDITIONS.

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.