Narrative:

Planned VFR flight from south fl, to north jersey, WX through route good to within 200 mi of destination. Planned 2 fuel stops. Arrived sfq the second stop without problems and refueled, checked WX. Departed sfq approximately X30 hours VFR to cdw, which was reported indefinite 1200 broken, fog, 4 to 5 mi in the vicinity. Intended to look at the conditions and return to sby or sfq if unable to proceed to destination. WX en route clear visibility and stars. Encountered low layer of fog along coast, marginal conditions inland. Checked several reports and conditions in the ny area and decided to return south for the evening. After midnight, was unable to get advisories from washington flight watch or to make contact with a FSS. Various ATIS recordings were reporting low ceilings and visibilities in surrounding areas. Visual indications and reports were indicating that much of the area was covered with a low fog, cloud layer with no apparent breaks. Requested WX at phf-orf which were IFR. Had been airborne slightly over 4 hours and was concerned about remaining fuel. Had about 20 mins until into 1 hour reserve. Indicated continued flight into unknown areas was major concern. Approach advised that norfolk naval had a PAR approach better conditions, I said I would accept the help and they made arrangements by land line and advised me to switch to their frequency. Executed PAR, landed, stayed overnight. Refueled at the local civilian flying club and departed for salisbury, md VFR. WX was good to sussex, md, landed there and stayed overnight. Completed flight tuesday afternoon. Will be retraining to retake the instrument flight examination written.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLIES INTO DETERIORATING WX. TRIES TO TURN BACK, CONDITIONS IFR.

Narrative: PLANNED VFR FLT FROM S FL, TO N JERSEY, WX THROUGH RTE GOOD TO WITHIN 200 MI OF DEST. PLANNED 2 FUEL STOPS. ARRIVED SFQ THE SECOND STOP WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND REFUELED, CHKED WX. DEPARTED SFQ APPROX X30 HRS VFR TO CDW, WHICH WAS RPTED INDEFINITE 1200 BROKEN, FOG, 4 TO 5 MI IN THE VICINITY. INTENDED TO LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS AND RETURN TO SBY OR SFQ IF UNABLE TO PROCEED TO DEST. WX ENRTE CLR VISIBILITY AND STARS. ENCOUNTERED LOW LAYER OF FOG ALONG COAST, MARGINAL CONDITIONS INLAND. CHKED SEVERAL RPTS AND CONDITIONS IN THE NY AREA AND DECIDED TO RETURN S FOR THE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT, WAS UNABLE TO GET ADVISORIES FROM WASHINGTON FLT WATCH OR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A FSS. VARIOUS ATIS RECORDINGS WERE RPTING LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SURROUNDING AREAS. VISUAL INDICATIONS AND RPTS WERE INDICATING THAT MUCH OF THE AREA WAS COVERED WITH A LOW FOG, CLOUD LAYER WITH NO APPARENT BREAKS. REQUESTED WX AT PHF-ORF WHICH WERE IFR. HAD BEEN AIRBORNE SLIGHTLY OVER 4 HRS AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT REMAINING FUEL. HAD ABOUT 20 MINS UNTIL INTO 1 HR RESERVE. INDICATED CONTINUED FLT INTO UNKNOWN AREAS WAS MAJOR CONCERN. APCH ADVISED THAT NORFOLK NAVAL HAD A PAR APCH BETTER CONDITIONS, I SAID I WOULD ACCEPT THE HELP AND THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS BY LAND LINE AND ADVISED ME TO SWITCH TO THEIR FREQ. EXECUTED PAR, LANDED, STAYED OVERNIGHT. REFUELED AT THE LCL CIVILIAN FLYING CLUB AND DEPARTED FOR SALISBURY, MD VFR. WX WAS GOOD TO SUSSEX, MD, LANDED THERE AND STAYED OVERNIGHT. COMPLETED FLT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WILL BE RETRAINING TO RETAKE THE INST FLT EXAM WRITTEN.

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.