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Private pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft departed in IMC without an instrument rating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gso airport : int |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gs0 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 315 flight time type : 204 |
| ASRS Report | 247785 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying VFR from ptb at 4500 ft to int. On approaching int called ATIS for airport advisory and found the WX conditions had changed to ILS landing only at int. Without warning, haze thickened and closed in behind us as well as in front. We were near gso. My best judgement was for them to vector us to the nearest IFR field which was gso. Upon landing gso called the tower at their request. Tower asked if I was in the clouds. I responded yes, but after consideration, I felt that we were in thick haze and ground fog. After 2 hours at gso tower, cleared us for VFR flight back to ptb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT DEPARTED IN IMC WITHOUT AN INST RATING.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING VFR FROM PTB AT 4500 FT TO INT. ON APCHING INT CALLED ATIS FOR ARPT ADVISORY AND FOUND THE WX CONDITIONS HAD CHANGED TO ILS LNDG ONLY AT INT. WITHOUT WARNING, HAZE THICKENED AND CLOSED IN BEHIND US AS WELL AS IN FRONT. WE WERE NEAR GSO. MY BEST JUDGEMENT WAS FOR THEM TO VECTOR US TO THE NEAREST IFR FIELD WHICH WAS GSO. UPON LNDG GSO CALLED THE TWR AT THEIR REQUEST. TWR ASKED IF I WAS IN THE CLOUDS. I RESPONDED YES, BUT AFTER CONSIDERATION, I FELT THAT WE WERE IN THICK HAZE AND GND FOG. AFTER 2 HRS AT GSO TWR, CLRED US FOR VFR FLT BACK TO PTB.
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.