Pilot on VFR flight plan flew into a cloud.

Attributes
ACN	296085
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjt
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : stl
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR Combined VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	296085
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	296084
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While descending, leveloff above small stratus layer, area was mostly thin overcast, descending into clouds, which proved to be more than thin. Realized by both crew members and flew out of IMC within 60 seconds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON VFR FLT PLAN FLEW INTO A CLOUD.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING, LEVELOFF ABOVE SMALL STRATUS LAYER, AREA WAS MOSTLY THIN OVCST, DSNDING INTO CLOUDS, WHICH PROVED TO BE MORE THAN THIN. REALIZED BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS AND FLEW OUT OF IMC WITHIN 60 SECONDS.

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.