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Pilot of an sel small aircraft flew into IMC prior to picking an IFR clearance due to deteriorating WX causing low ceilings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pir.airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 2500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying low VFR I encountered lowering ceiling. In the process of filing IFR, I was IMC for a short time while receiving my IFR clearance to jamestown, sd. I made an ILS approach without incident. The problem arose by me not seeing IMC condition soon enough to take corrective actions in filing IFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA FLEW INTO IMC PRIOR TO PICKING AN IFR CLRNC DUE TO DETERIORATING WX CAUSING LOW CEILINGS.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING LOW VFR I ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CEILING. IN THE PROCESS OF FILING IFR, I WAS IMC FOR A SHORT TIME WHILE RECEIVING MY IFR CLRNC TO JAMESTOWN, SD. I MADE AN ILS APCH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROB AROSE BY ME NOT SEEING IMC CONDITION SOON ENOUGH TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN FILING IFR.
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.