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Captain of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft on a ferry flight departed VFR and was caught beneath a low overcast in a congested area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ack |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ack |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 247563 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Planning deadhead to mvy from ack, WX was cavu. During preflight, a cloud deck moved over northeast half of island, lowering ceiling to 1200 ft (on ATIS). We elected to depart runway 6 VFR with a left turn wbound, when skies were clear. Attempted to get stage 3 service, but were refused by clearance delivery. Took off VFR, and found actual ceiling about 800 ft. Leveled off to maintain VFR and turned left towards better ceilings. During turn, came fairly close to city of nantucket. After turn, came out from clouds and climbed normally. We shouldn't have trusted ATIS as basis for VFR departure. Should have filed IFR, but the only FBO phone had a long line of pilots waiting, and duat was not available, unfortunately, duat is probably the smartest thing the FAA has done, but now they want to discontinue it. Having duat available would almost certainly have enticed us to file IFR and prevent this uncomfortable situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG ACR ACFT ON A FERRY FLT DEPARTED VFR AND WAS CAUGHT BENEATH A LOW OVCST IN A CONGESTED AREA.
Narrative: PLANNING DEADHEAD TO MVY FROM ACK, WX WAS CAVU. DURING PREFLT, A CLOUD DECK MOVED OVER NE HALF OF ISLAND, LOWERING CEILING TO 1200 FT (ON ATIS). WE ELECTED TO DEPART RWY 6 VFR WITH A L TURN WBOUND, WHEN SKIES WERE CLR. ATTEMPTED TO GET STAGE 3 SVC, BUT WERE REFUSED BY CLRNC DELIVERY. TOOK OFF VFR, AND FOUND ACTUAL CEILING ABOUT 800 FT. LEVELED OFF TO MAINTAIN VFR AND TURNED L TOWARDS BETTER CEILINGS. DURING TURN, CAME FAIRLY CLOSE TO CITY OF NANTUCKET. AFTER TURN, CAME OUT FROM CLOUDS AND CLBED NORMALLY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TRUSTED ATIS AS BASIS FOR VFR DEP. SHOULD HAVE FILED IFR, BUT THE ONLY FBO PHONE HAD A LONG LINE OF PLTS WAITING, AND DUAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, UNFORTUNATELY, DUAT IS PROBABLY THE SMARTEST THING THE FAA HAS DONE, BUT NOW THEY WANT TO DISCONTINUE IT. HAVING DUAT AVAILABLE WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE ENTICED US TO FILE IFR AND PREVENT THIS UNCOMFORTABLE SIT.
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.