Narrative:

I had just flown VFR from ccr to sba in 1 1/2 hours. I called to check WX on return, and ccr was reporting 3000 ft broken. I topped off the tanks (usually good for 3-3 1/2 hours), and departed VFR. There were strong headwinds on return and at panoche, it was obvious conditions were deteriorating and I filed IFR, V585 manteca, direct ccr. Because the conditions were so rapidly worsening and there was so much traffic in the area, I was vectored for at least another 1/2 hour, making the flight now about 3 hours. I was finally cleared for the lda into ccr and as I approached 600 ft, it was obvious ccr had fallen below minimums, so I went missed. I was getting very concerned about the fuel (getting near empty) so I couldn't see doing the approach again (just did it) and I wasn't sure I could make it to sacramento or stockton so I asked travis if I could get the ILS there and land. Travis said they would work on clearance and to proceed over and I reminded them I had no plates for the military base. I explained once again I was getting very low on fuel. Approach finally cleared me for the ILS although at around 1000 ft they switched navigation frequencys on me so I overflew the runway and circled to land after being given clearance. I landed without incident, filled out appropriate paperwork, and apologized for any inconvenience this may have caused and reiterating I would never land at a military base unless I thought safety was a major issue. A pilot at base operations at travis said I did the right thing and I've discussed the situation with my flight instructor and an FAA examiner who agreed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG AT MIL AIR FORCE BASE.

Narrative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

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.