Narrative:

Oct/xx/93 at XA25 hours, I contacted macon FSS for WX briefing and filed from ssi to fmy -- page field, fort myers, fl. Oct/mon/93 at XY30 hours, again contacted macon FSS for updated WX. Route of flight clear, destination clear. Ssi was reported clear and 7 mi visibility, temperature/dew point 65/05 winds 350 degrees, 3 KTS. I arrived at the airport ssi a few mins after XZ00 hours, WX was clear, sky clear. I completed my preflight and started engines approximately XZ25. Light ground fog was starting to form on the western side of the airport. (WX observations are provided by a contract WX service located on the northeast part of the airport at ssi. They do not permit ahy pilot/WX personnel contact.) I taxied to runway 34 and departed approximately XZ40 hours. After takeoff, I contacted ZJX 126.75 and requested my IFR clearance. The controller asked how I got out of mckinnon as the airport was IFR. (He sounded irate.) I responded it was clear on departure. (I then looked back and confirmed that ground fog was forming on the western part of the island and that the eastern part of the island, airport, beaches, etc, were clear. The ground fog had a deck of about 200 ft above the ground. Visibility was clear in all directions above the fog deck.) no other conversation was had and the controller cleared me as filed. Upon being switched to the next controller, I was asked to call center for possible airspace violation. Approximately XY12 hours I called and spoke with mr. X, acting quality assurance inspector. We discussed the pilot deviation report which had been sent to atlanta flight standards. He suggested I complete an advisory safety report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN ENG ACFT PERFORMED TKOF IN IMC. PLT BELIEVES THAT IT WAS VFR SINCE HE OBSERVED THE FOG BANK AWAY FROM THE ARPT AND NO CLOUDS OVER THE UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: OCT/XX/93 AT XA25 HRS, I CONTACTED MACON FSS FOR WX BRIEFING AND FILED FROM SSI TO FMY -- PAGE FIELD, FORT MYERS, FL. OCT/MON/93 AT XY30 HRS, AGAIN CONTACTED MACON FSS FOR UPDATED WX. RTE OF FLT CLR, DEST CLR. SSI WAS RPTED CLR AND 7 MI VISIBILITY, TEMP/DEW POINT 65/05 WINDS 350 DEGS, 3 KTS. I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT SSI A FEW MINS AFTER XZ00 HRS, WX WAS CLR, SKY CLR. I COMPLETED MY PREFLT AND STARTED ENGS APPROX XZ25. LIGHT GND FOG WAS STARTING TO FORM ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ARPT. (WX OBSERVATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY A CONTRACT WX SVC LOCATED ON THE NE PART OF THE ARPT AT SSI. THEY DO NOT PERMIT AHY PLT/WX PERSONNEL CONTACT.) I TAXIED TO RWY 34 AND DEPARTED APPROX XZ40 HRS. AFTER TKOF, I CONTACTED ZJX 126.75 AND REQUESTED MY IFR CLRNC. THE CTLR ASKED HOW I GOT OUT OF MCKINNON AS THE ARPT WAS IFR. (HE SOUNDED IRATE.) I RESPONDED IT WAS CLR ON DEP. (I THEN LOOKED BACK AND CONFIRMED THAT GND FOG WAS FORMING ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE ISLAND AND THAT THE EASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND, ARPT, BEACHES, ETC, WERE CLR. THE GND FOG HAD A DECK OF ABOUT 200 FT ABOVE THE GND. VISIBILITY WAS CLR IN ALL DIRECTIONS ABOVE THE FOG DECK.) NO OTHER CONVERSATION WAS HAD AND THE CTLR CLRED ME AS FILED. UPON BEING SWITCHED TO THE NEXT CTLR, I WAS ASKED TO CALL CTR FOR POSSIBLE AIRSPACE VIOLATION. APPROX XY12 HRS I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH MR. X, ACTING QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTOR. WE DISCUSSED THE PLTDEV RPT WHICH HAD BEEN SENT TO ATLANTA FLT STANDARDS. HE SUGGESTED I COMPLETE AN ADVISORY SAFETY RPT.

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.