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An small aircraft air taxi flew out of the bet, ak, czn into VMC. Someone complained about his flying under a reduced ceiling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bet |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bet |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 226235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed bethel, ak, airport with an air taxi trip to the villages of eek and quinhagak, ak. Prior to departure, the ATIS was giving 300-500 variable overcast. I had landed at bethel about 30 mins prior to my departure. Coming from the southeast and I was departing to the southeast. When I came in, bethel ATIS giving 300 ft overcast. I entered the zone under a special and at 800 ft AGL, free of clouds. As I became abeam the tower on my downwind leg I went to 650 ft AGL and clear of clouds. When I came in, the ceiling was broken approximately 1200 ft AGL and visibility was greater than 20 mi until entering the zone. With this knowledge and checking with our station at eek and quinhagak where the WX was clear and greater than 20 mi, I departed. After liftoff at bethel, I climbed to 500 ft AGL while still in the zone and was clear of clouds, after crossing the kuskowia river approximately 5 mi out, I climbed to 1000 ft and was well below a broken layer with 20 mi visibility at 10 mi southeast of bethel I went into clear sky and 30 mi visibility until I landed at quinhagak. I was advised after I landed at quinhagak that someone had complained about my flight leaving bethel. At no time was I under conditions that were not legal, in the zone. I had 10 mi and was clear of clouds and I knew when I left the zone I would be in greater than 1000 ft and 20 mi visibility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA AIR TAXI FLEW OUT OF THE BET, AK, CZN INTO VMC. SOMEONE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS FLYING UNDER A REDUCED CEILING.
Narrative: I DEPARTED BETHEL, AK, ARPT WITH AN AIR TAXI TRIP TO THE VILLAGES OF EEK AND QUINHAGAK, AK. PRIOR TO DEP, THE ATIS WAS GIVING 300-500 VARIABLE OVCST. I HAD LANDED AT BETHEL ABOUT 30 MINS PRIOR TO MY DEP. COMING FROM THE SE AND I WAS DEPARTING TO THE SE. WHEN I CAME IN, BETHEL ATIS GIVING 300 FT OVCST. I ENTERED THE ZONE UNDER A SPECIAL AND AT 800 FT AGL, FREE OF CLOUDS. AS I BECAME ABEAM THE TWR ON MY DOWNWIND LEG I WENT TO 650 FT AGL AND CLR OF CLOUDS. WHEN I CAME IN, THE CEILING WAS BROKEN APPROX 1200 FT AGL AND VISIBILITY WAS GREATER THAN 20 MI UNTIL ENTERING THE ZONE. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE AND CHKING WITH OUR STATION AT EEK AND QUINHAGAK WHERE THE WX WAS CLR AND GREATER THAN 20 MI, I DEPARTED. AFTER LIFTOFF AT BETHEL, I CLBED TO 500 FT AGL WHILE STILL IN THE ZONE AND WAS CLR OF CLOUDS, AFTER XING THE KUSKOWIA RIVER APPROX 5 MI OUT, I CLBED TO 1000 FT AND WAS WELL BELOW A BROKEN LAYER WITH 20 MI VISIBILITY AT 10 MI SE OF BETHEL I WENT INTO CLR SKY AND 30 MI VISIBILITY UNTIL I LANDED AT QUINHAGAK. I WAS ADVISED AFTER I LANDED AT QUINHAGAK THAT SOMEONE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT MY FLT LEAVING BETHEL. AT NO TIME WAS I UNDER CONDITIONS THAT WERE NOT LEGAL, IN THE ZONE. I HAD 10 MI AND WAS CLR OF CLOUDS AND I KNEW WHEN I LEFT THE ZONE I WOULD BE IN GREATER THAN 1000 FT AND 20 MI VISIBILITY.
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.