Unauthorized penetration of positive control area.

Attributes
ACN	236210
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eug
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16500 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 1220 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	236210
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Headed north from medford to olympia on VFR flight over the top of clouds. Planned altitude of 16500 ft based on report from a pilot in medford who had just come from sea who said he had remained clear of clouds at 13000 ft. The cloud's tops were higher in the vicinity of eugene north to ubg and I had to go as high as 20000 ft. I was in positive control area for perhaps 45 mins. The WX caused the problem and I descended out of positive control area as soon as possible. Should have been on an instrument flight plan rather than VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF PCA.

Narrative: HEADED N FROM MEDFORD TO OLYMPIA ON VFR FLT OVER THE TOP OF CLOUDS. PLANNED ALT OF 16500 FT BASED ON RPT FROM A PLT IN MEDFORD WHO HAD JUST COME FROM SEA WHO SAID HE HAD REMAINED CLR OF CLOUDS AT 13000 FT. THE CLOUD'S TOPS WERE HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF EUGENE N TO UBG AND I HAD TO GO AS HIGH AS 20000 FT. I WAS IN PCA FOR PERHAPS 45 MINS. THE WX CAUSED THE PROB AND I DSNDED OUT OF PCA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN INST FLT PLAN RATHER THAN 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.