Narrative:

During an ILS approach to pdx runway 28R, I broke out of the clouds at approximately 1400 ft MSL with pdx and 59S airports in sight. My destination was 1w1, which is east of 59S. I canceled IFR with pdx tower and requested a right turn towards 1w1. Part way there it was apparent that the clouds were too low to allow a safe flight to 1w1, so I informed the tower that I was going to go to vuo, which is to the west. I listened to vuo ASOS and learned that the airport was not VFR, so I turned back to 59S, and informed the tower I planned to land there. That airport has no WX reporting. I was at about 1000 ft MSL and clear of the clouds at my position south of 59S, but I could see that the clouds were very low, approximately 300 ft AGL, with poor visibility to the north of the field. The clouds appeared to be moving south, so I entered right downwind to runway 28R at about 900 ft MSL, made a tight pattern and approach, and landed. At all times, in my judgement, I had maintained VFR, though the WX was marginal and deteriorating. I had the airport in sight at all times, remained clear of clouds, and flight visibility from my position to the airport was good with visibility south, and pdx reported WX VFR. Upon returning the airplane to the FBO where I rented it, an employee informed us that a person at the airport had called to report that a person renting the airplane I was flying landed at 59S with the WX below VFR minimums. While the WX was marginal, I believe the flight was legal. Ultimately the flight was completed safely with no unusual maneuvers required to ensure the safe outcome. The landing was normal with no damage or injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL BROKE OFF AN ILS APCH TO PDX AND CANCELED IFR TO GO VFR TO A NEARBY ARPT WHEREIN THE LOWERING OVCST CAUSED HIM TO LAND BELOW VFR MINIMUMS AT A NEARBY ARPT. (595)

Narrative: DURING AN ILS APCH TO PDX RWY 28R, I BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT APPROX 1400 FT MSL WITH PDX AND 59S ARPTS IN SIGHT. MY DEST WAS 1W1, WHICH IS E OF 59S. I CANCELED IFR WITH PDX TWR AND REQUESTED A R TURN TOWARDS 1W1. PART WAY THERE IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE CLOUDS WERE TOO LOW TO ALLOW A SAFE FLT TO 1W1, SO I INFORMED THE TWR THAT I WAS GOING TO GO TO VUO, WHICH IS TO THE W. I LISTENED TO VUO ASOS AND LEARNED THAT THE ARPT WAS NOT VFR, SO I TURNED BACK TO 59S, AND INFORMED THE TWR I PLANNED TO LAND THERE. THAT ARPT HAS NO WX RPTING. I WAS AT ABOUT 1000 FT MSL AND CLR OF THE CLOUDS AT MY POS S OF 59S, BUT I COULD SEE THAT THE CLOUDS WERE VERY LOW, APPROX 300 FT AGL, WITH POOR VISIBILITY TO THE N OF THE FIELD. THE CLOUDS APPEARED TO BE MOVING S, SO I ENTERED R DOWNWIND TO RWY 28R AT ABOUT 900 FT MSL, MADE A TIGHT PATTERN AND APCH, AND LANDED. AT ALL TIMES, IN MY JUDGEMENT, I HAD MAINTAINED VFR, THOUGH THE WX WAS MARGINAL AND DETERIORATING. I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES, REMAINED CLR OF CLOUDS, AND FLT VISIBILITY FROM MY POS TO THE ARPT WAS GOOD WITH VISIBILITY S, AND PDX RPTED WX VFR. UPON RETURNING THE AIRPLANE TO THE FBO WHERE I RENTED IT, AN EMPLOYEE INFORMED US THAT A PERSON AT THE ARPT HAD CALLED TO RPT THAT A PERSON RENTING THE AIRPLANE I WAS FLYING LANDED AT 59S WITH THE WX BELOW VFR MINIMUMS. WHILE THE WX WAS MARGINAL, I BELIEVE THE FLT WAS LEGAL. ULTIMATELY THE FLT WAS COMPLETED SAFELY WITH NO UNUSUAL MANEUVERS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE SAFE OUTCOME. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

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.