Small aircraft encounters deteriorating WX, requests IFR flight plan to return land.

Attributes
ACN	244991
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hya
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	244991
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On a VFR pleasure flight out of hya, WX deteriorated to marginal VFR contrary to WX briefing obtained earlier. Requested IFR clearance to land hya. Cape issued abbreviated IFR clearance and landing was successful. During communication with cape approach, their interpretation of the situation was that a flight assist was necessary and they (unknown to pilot) declared emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENCOUNTERS DETERIORATING WX, REQUESTS IFR FLT PLAN TO RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ON A VFR PLEASURE FLT OUT OF HYA, WX DETERIORATED TO MARGINAL VFR CONTRARY TO WX BRIEFING OBTAINED EARLIER. REQUESTED IFR CLRNC TO LAND HYA. CAPE ISSUED ABBREVIATED IFR CLRNC AND LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL. DURING COM WITH CAPE APCH, THEIR INTERP OF THE SIT WAS THAT A FLT ASSIST WAS NECESSARY AND THEY (UNKNOWN TO PLT) DECLARED EMER.

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.