IMC in VFR flight during balloon manned activity.

Attributes
ACN	183208
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ms90
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jxn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 190 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	183208
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Free flight at canton, ms. Fog moved in between balloon and ground could not see. Could hear crop duster near by but could not see. This was about 800 ft AGL. Heat balloon for ascent climbed up to 2000 ft to put some distance between us and flew for a short period. When the fog got thin and I could see, I landed. No accident. No incident. No problem. Just broke VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMC IN VFR FLT DURING BALLOON MANNED ACTIVITY.

Narrative: FREE FLT AT CANTON, MS. FOG MOVED IN BTWN BALLOON AND GND COULD NOT SEE. COULD HEAR CROP DUSTER NEAR BY BUT COULD NOT SEE. THIS WAS ABOUT 800 FT AGL. HEAT BALLOON FOR ASCENT CLBED UP TO 2000 FT TO PUT SOME DISTANCE BTWN US AND FLEW FOR A SHORT PERIOD. WHEN THE FOG GOT THIN AND I COULD SEE, I LANDED. NO ACCIDENT. NO INCIDENT. NO PROBLEM. JUST BROKE VFR.

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.