Cessna 208. Pilot was delayed at en route airport and became anxious to depart disregarding a WX briefing or a flight plan. As WX deteriorated reporter filed an IFR flight plan en route.

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Attributes
ACN	346630
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwa
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : end tower : fai
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	346630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

An out and return flight was planned from ict to pwa. A full standard briefing was received prior to the XX30 am ict departure, which mentioned the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms. The stop in pwa was supposed to be about 1/2 hour, but dragged into 2 hours. In the hurry to get back to ict, no briefing was requested, and no flight plan filed. VFR flight following was requested and received from ZKC, but conditions began to deteriorate from clear to scattered to towering cumulus with some congestion. I elected to contact flight service, file IFR, and receive a short briefing regarding the live radar picture. We picked up the IFR clearance from vance approach, and proceeded to ict at 5000 ft MSL, in VFR conditions. In retrospect, all that's needed to prevent a recurrence is thorough preflight planning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 208. PLT WAS DELAYED AT ENRTE ARPT AND BECAME ANXIOUS TO DEPART DISREGARDING A WX BRIEFING OR A FLT PLAN. AS WX DETERIORATED RPTR FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN ENRTE.

Narrative: AN OUT AND RETURN FLT WAS PLANNED FROM ICT TO PWA. A FULL STANDARD BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE XX30 AM ICT DEP, WHICH MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON TSTMS. THE STOP IN PWA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT 1/2 HR, BUT DRAGGED INTO 2 HRS. IN THE HURRY TO GET BACK TO ICT, NO BRIEFING WAS REQUESTED, AND NO FLT PLAN FILED. VFR FLT FOLLOWING WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM ZKC, BUT CONDITIONS BEGAN TO DETERIORATE FROM CLR TO SCATTERED TO TOWERING CUMULUS WITH SOME CONGESTION. I ELECTED TO CONTACT FLT SVC, FILE IFR, AND RECEIVE A SHORT BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIVE RADAR PICTURE. WE PICKED UP THE IFR CLRNC FROM VANCE APCH, AND PROCEEDED TO ICT AT 5000 FT MSL, IN VFR CONDITIONS. IN RETROSPECT, ALL THAT'S NEEDED TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE IS THOROUGH PREFLT PLANNING.

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.