GA pilot encounters IFR WX over ddc airport.

Attributes
ACN	441588
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ddc.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : luk.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	441588
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was approaching ddc at altitude of 800 ft. Called traffic while west of city and airport 9 mi. WX going down to IFR over airport. There was a twin in pattern on the ILS. I stayed well south of the ILS on 140 degrees to be safe. I should have called for an SVFR or an IFR approach as I had plates with me, but stayed below clouds and in sight of airport. Visibility horizontal was 10 mi and 500 ft over airport. Was VFR at 6500 ft when departed and all the way to ddc but IFR over airport. I was in radio contact with pilot on ILS so stayed out of his way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT ENCOUNTERS IFR WX OVER DDC ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING DDC AT ALT OF 800 FT. CALLED TFC WHILE W OF CITY AND ARPT 9 MI. WX GOING DOWN TO IFR OVER ARPT. THERE WAS A TWIN IN PATTERN ON THE ILS. I STAYED WELL S OF THE ILS ON 140 DEGS TO BE SAFE. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FOR AN SVFR OR AN IFR APCH AS I HAD PLATES WITH ME, BUT STAYED BELOW CLOUDS AND IN SIGHT OF ARPT. VISIBILITY HORIZ WAS 10 MI AND 500 FT OVER ARPT. WAS VFR AT 6500 FT WHEN DEPARTED AND ALL THE WAY TO DDC BUT IFR OVER ARPT. I WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH PLT ON ILS SO STAYED OUT OF HIS WAY.

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.