Narrative:

After getting a WX briefing and NOTAMS for a flight from salem, or, to arlington, wa, on the evening of jul/xx/91, I picked up a passenger at newberg, or, at XA00 am on jul/xy. We got flight following from pdx and flew north to chehalis, wa, where we had lunch. Before departing chehalis we got a PIREP from a pilot who had just landed and had come from seattle. He told me that WX was VFR at 1500 ft all the way to arlington. We departed chehalis and headed north (we did have mode C). Just past bremerton, the ceiling was about 700-800 ft so we did a 180 and headed south. I was flying at about 500 ft AGL when I saw bremerton national and asked for a runway advisory. I was informed that the field was closed for high speed jet traffic in the area. An small aircraft was on the ramp being refueled. I told unicom that I really wanted to put my plane on the ground, and he recommended runway 19. After landing I was approached by an FAA examiner who informed me that I had busted a control zone without clearance. The field was also closed for a media air show of the small aircraft. There was no other traffic in the area. I made the decision to land safely, at an airport, rather than proceed into marginal WX. After the WX lifted to 1000 ft and 10 mi visibility, I returned to salem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENCOUNTERS WX TURNS BACK, SIGHTS ARPT. NOTIFIED ARPT CLOSED FOR DEMO SHOW. DETERMINES MUST LAND. FAA INSPECTOR GREETS HIM.

Narrative: AFTER GETTING A WX BRIEFING AND NOTAMS FOR A FLT FROM SALEM, OR, TO ARLINGTON, WA, ON THE EVENING OF JUL/XX/91, I PICKED UP A PAX AT NEWBERG, OR, AT XA00 AM ON JUL/XY. WE GOT FLT FOLLOWING FROM PDX AND FLEW N TO CHEHALIS, WA, WHERE WE HAD LUNCH. BEFORE DEPARTING CHEHALIS WE GOT A PIREP FROM A PLT WHO HAD JUST LANDED AND HAD COME FROM SEATTLE. HE TOLD ME THAT WX WAS VFR AT 1500 FT ALL THE WAY TO ARLINGTON. WE DEPARTED CHEHALIS AND HEADED N (WE DID HAVE MODE C). JUST PAST BREMERTON, THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 700-800 FT SO WE DID A 180 AND HEADED S. I WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL WHEN I SAW BREMERTON NATIONAL AND ASKED FOR A RWY ADVISORY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIELD WAS CLOSED FOR HIGH SPD JET TFC IN THE AREA. AN SMA WAS ON THE RAMP BEING REFUELED. I TOLD UNICOM THAT I REALLY WANTED TO PUT MY PLANE ON THE GND, AND HE RECOMMENDED RWY 19. AFTER LNDG I WAS APCHED BY AN FAA EXAMINER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I HAD BUSTED A CTL ZONE WITHOUT CLRNC. THE FIELD WAS ALSO CLOSED FOR A MEDIA AIR SHOW OF THE SMA. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND SAFELY, AT AN ARPT, RATHER THAN PROCEED INTO MARGINAL WX. AFTER THE WX LIFTED TO 1000 FT AND 10 MI VISIBILITY, I RETURNED TO SALEM.

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.