C172 pilot flew VFR in IMC at mli.

Attributes
ACN	450935
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mli.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mli.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 102 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	450935
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Oct/xa/99 I departed dixon, il (C73) at XA30. WX was forecast VFR. I landed at whiteside airport to check WX again. Called FSS and checked computer. WX marginal, so I waited until clouds lifted some. Departed at XC30 when WX was VFR. Altitude was 2500 ft MSL with light scattered below and a solid overcast layer at 4500 ft MSL. The scattered layer abruptly became broken and I contacted moline approach for vectors to better WX. These vectors then took me to moline. I was then vectored around to the north and runway 5. I proceeded through a hole in the broken layer and landed at moline. Shortly after landing, the base layer became solid and rain began.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT FLEW VFR IN IMC AT MLI.

Narrative: OCT/XA/99 I DEPARTED DIXON, IL (C73) AT XA30. WX WAS FORECAST VFR. I LANDED AT WHITESIDE ARPT TO CHK WX AGAIN. CALLED FSS AND CHKED COMPUTER. WX MARGINAL, SO I WAITED UNTIL CLOUDS LIFTED SOME. DEPARTED AT XC30 WHEN WX WAS VFR. ALT WAS 2500 FT MSL WITH LIGHT SCATTERED BELOW AND A SOLID OVCST LAYER AT 4500 FT MSL. THE SCATTERED LAYER ABRUPTLY BECAME BROKEN AND I CONTACTED MOLINE APCH FOR VECTORS TO BETTER WX. THESE VECTORS THEN TOOK ME TO MOLINE. I WAS THEN VECTORED AROUND TO THE N AND RWY 5. I PROCEEDED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE BROKEN LAYER AND LANDED AT MOLINE. SHORTLY AFTER LNDG, THE BASE LAYER BECAME SOLID AND RAIN BEGAN.

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.