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Pilot of a piper seneca, PA34T, took off VFR and climbed into overcast at 400 ft. He thought that the WX was better and that he would pick up a clearance airborne. Since ATC was busy, he could not get an IFR clearance until in IMC. He finally got one with which to return and land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360734 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : omn |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dab |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 620 flight time type : 42 |
| ASRS Report | 360734 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I filed an IFR clearance out of omn (uncontrolled airport). Flight service was reporting 1000 ft ceilings at an airport in its location, so I decided to pick up my clearance in the air. Once I got in the air, I started to encounter ceiling at about 300- 400 ft AGL. I tried to pick up my clearance from dab approach, but their congestion caused a delay. After I contacted them I was issued a squawk code for my transponder. I was then told by ATC my transponder was inoperative. I was then told to proceed back to omn VFR. At this time VFR was impossible to achieve. I momentarily violated minimums until I was issued IFR into omn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER SENECA, PA34T, TOOK OFF VFR AND CLBED INTO OVCST AT 400 FT. HE THOUGHT THAT THE WX WAS BETTER AND THAT HE WOULD PICK UP A CLRNC AIRBORNE. SINCE ATC WAS BUSY, HE COULD NOT GET AN IFR CLRNC UNTIL IN IMC. HE FINALLY GOT ONE WITH WHICH TO RETURN AND LAND.
Narrative: I FILED AN IFR CLRNC OUT OF OMN (UNCTLED ARPT). FLT SVC WAS RPTING 1000 FT CEILINGS AT AN ARPT IN ITS LOCATION, SO I DECIDED TO PICK UP MY CLRNC IN THE AIR. ONCE I GOT IN THE AIR, I STARTED TO ENCOUNTER CEILING AT ABOUT 300- 400 FT AGL. I TRIED TO PICK UP MY CLRNC FROM DAB APCH, BUT THEIR CONGESTION CAUSED A DELAY. AFTER I CONTACTED THEM I WAS ISSUED A SQUAWK CODE FOR MY XPONDER. I WAS THEN TOLD BY ATC MY XPONDER WAS INOP. I WAS THEN TOLD TO PROCEED BACK TO OMN VFR. AT THIS TIME VFR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE. I MOMENTARILY VIOLATED MINIMUMS UNTIL I WAS ISSUED IFR INTO OMN.
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.