PA28 pilot flew in marginal WX and violated jax class C airspace.

Attributes
ACN	433200
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Rain Fog Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 79 flight time type : 79
ASRS Report	433200
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : returned to assigned airspace flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from mckinnon airport heading south towards stuart. At about 15 mi north of jacksonville, I tried contacting them on 127.0. I continued to do this and was told to stay clear of all class C and D airspace. I continued to fly south and try and maintain VFR. While doing this, I must have entered class C airspace in my attempt to stay the appropriate distance from the clouds. Instead of trying to dodge the clouds to prevent this situation, I should have stayed in mckinnon until the WX cleared up more. I was eventually cleared into the airspace just south of fernandina airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT FLEW IN MARGINAL WX AND VIOLATED JAX CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM MCKINNON ARPT HDG S TOWARDS STUART. AT ABOUT 15 MI N OF JACKSONVILLE, I TRIED CONTACTING THEM ON 127.0. I CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND WAS TOLD TO STAY CLR OF ALL CLASS C AND D AIRSPACE. I CONTINUED TO FLY S AND TRY AND MAINTAIN VFR. WHILE DOING THIS, I MUST HAVE ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE IN MY ATTEMPT TO STAY THE APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM THE CLOUDS. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DODGE THE CLOUDS TO PREVENT THIS SIT, I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN MCKINNON UNTIL THE WX CLRED UP MORE. I WAS EVENTUALLY CLRED INTO THE AIRSPACE JUST S OF FERNANDINA ARPT.

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.