<< >> NASA ASRS Report 386730, November 1997

A C152 pilot climbed into the clouds during his VFR departure for a cross country. He is critical of the WX report that he received.

Attributes
ACN	386730
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdh
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdh
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	386730
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed mdh for a short cross country training flight. The mdh WX station as well as the columbia FSS were reporting ceiling and visibility of 5000 ft overcast and 7 mi. Upon climb out from mdh, I encountered complete overcast with zero visibility at 2000 ft MSL. I advised mdh tower of my intentions to turn back to the airport, as I was still in mdh class D airspace. I made a 180 degree turn back to the airport and descended out of the clouds. I then made a PIREP to the mdh tower of an 1800 ft MSL ceiling with visibility of 3 mi. I landed without incident, and made another PIREP to the columbia FSS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PLT CLBED INTO THE CLOUDS DURING HIS VFR DEP FOR A XCOUNTRY. HE IS CRITICAL OF THE WX RPT THAT HE RECEIVED.

Narrative: I DEPARTED MDH FOR A SHORT XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT. THE MDH WX STATION AS WELL AS THE COLUMBIA FSS WERE RPTING CEILING AND VISIBILITY OF 5000 FT OVCST AND 7 MI. UPON CLBOUT FROM MDH, I ENCOUNTERED COMPLETE OVCST WITH ZERO VISIBILITY AT 2000 FT MSL. I ADVISED MDH TWR OF MY INTENTIONS TO TURN BACK TO THE ARPT, AS I WAS STILL IN MDH CLASS D AIRSPACE. I MADE A 180 DEG TURN BACK TO THE ARPT AND DSNDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS. I THEN MADE A PIREP TO THE MDH TWR OF AN 1800 FT MSL CEILING WITH VISIBILITY OF 3 MI. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND MADE ANOTHER PIREP TO THE COLUMBIA FSS.

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.