<< >> NASA ASRS Report 509103, April 2001

A C182 private pilot departed a non tower airport with a ceiling of 700 ft, forgetting to obtain an SVFR flight plan from ZSE that he had obtained coming into oth, or.

Attributes
ACN	509103
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oth.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 855 flight time type : 341
ASRS Report	509103
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR from tillamook (S47) to north bend (oth). Oth reported IFR with ceiling 600-700 ft. Low cloud/fog bank held over the airport extending from a north/south line about 200 yards east of the field westward. East of that north/south line, WX was cavu. Circling at 2500 ft, 5 mi east, the airport was in full view. Mcminnville FSS advised contacting ZSE regarding SVFR. Contacted ZSE and received SVFR clearance to land oth. Reported on ground. Taxied to FBO, unloaded passenger, and took off back the way I came, neglecting to obtain SVFR clearance from ZSE for departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PVT PLT DEPARTED A NON TWR ARPT WITH A CEILING OF 700 FT, FORGETTING TO OBTAIN AN SVFR FLT PLAN FROM ZSE THAT HE HAD OBTAINED COMING INTO OTH, OR.

Narrative: VFR FROM TILLAMOOK (S47) TO NORTH BEND (OTH). OTH RPTED IFR WITH CEILING 600-700 FT. LOW CLOUD/FOG BANK HELD OVER THE ARPT EXTENDING FROM A N/S LINE ABOUT 200 YARDS E OF THE FIELD WESTWARD. E OF THAT N/S LINE, WX WAS CAVU. CIRCLING AT 2500 FT, 5 MI E, THE ARPT WAS IN FULL VIEW. MCMINNVILLE FSS ADVISED CONTACTING ZSE REGARDING SVFR. CONTACTED ZSE AND RECEIVED SVFR CLRNC TO LAND OTH. RPTED ON GND. TAXIED TO FBO, UNLOADED PAX, AND TOOK OFF BACK THE WAY I CAME, NEGLECTING TO OBTAIN SVFR CLRNC FROM ZSE FOR DEP.

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.