Pilot of an small aircraft sel got caught in WX while breaking off an IFR approach for a VFR flight to another airport resulting in obtaining a flight assist from ATC to divert to another airport. In addition, operation was conducted below the MSA.

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Attributes
ACN	335721
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t02 airport : 3ta1
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	335721
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Coming into ellington field on an ILS, I broke out 1000 ft scattered, visibility 4 mi. Asked for SVFR to wolf. Approaching wolfe airpark (3ta1) could not maintain VFR. Asked controller for vectors and possible IFR back into system. He was extremely busy and gave vectors to clover airfield (friendswood, tx). We had to fly lower than anticipated in order to remain VFR. At clover phoned ellington tower and explained chain of events. Poor judgement was made when I did not land at ellington. The WX rolled in from the gulf at an extremely fast rate and visibility was poor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL GOT CAUGHT IN WX WHILE BREAKING OFF AN IFR APCH FOR A VFR FLT TO ANOTHER ARPT RESULTING IN OBTAINING A FLT ASSIST FROM ATC TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER ARPT. IN ADDITION, OP WAS CONDUCTED BELOW THE MSA.

Narrative: COMING INTO ELLINGTON FIELD ON AN ILS, I BROKE OUT 1000 FT SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 4 MI. ASKED FOR SVFR TO WOLF. APCHING WOLFE AIRPARK (3TA1) COULD NOT MAINTAIN VFR. ASKED CTLR FOR VECTORS AND POSSIBLE IFR BACK INTO SYS. HE WAS EXTREMELY BUSY AND GAVE VECTORS TO CLOVER AIRFIELD (FRIENDSWOOD, TX). WE HAD TO FLY LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED IN ORDER TO REMAIN VFR. AT CLOVER PHONED ELLINGTON TWR AND EXPLAINED CHAIN OF EVENTS. POOR JUDGEMENT WAS MADE WHEN I DID NOT LAND AT ELLINGTON. THE WX ROLLED IN FROM THE GULF AT AN EXTREMELY FAST RATE AND VISIBILITY WAS POOR.

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.