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A BE20 pilot departs csg VFR when WX is reported below VFR requirements based on his visual assessment of conditions when the tower was closed. He was reminded by the approach controller when he checked in that the official WX report called for IFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : csg.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 527250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After start up at (csg) columbus, GA, approximately XA30, XA45 EST, I listened to ASOS. Reported WX was 800 broken +5 mi visibility. Csg was uncontrolled and tower was closed at this time. Taxied to runway 23 and observed WX to be VFR. By my estimation WX became VFR. I then departed (csg) VFR at approximately XA45-YB00 EST. I remained VFR and entered controled airspace VFR. I contacted atlanta control to pick up IFR clearance. Atlanta control told me to contact columbus approach because columbus approach had just opened. I contacted columbus approach. Columbus approach asked me if I had gotten WX. I told approach, yes. Approach said the reported WX was 800 broken. I told approach WX was VFR. Approach then told me the official WX was IFR. Corrective actions: in the future I will get an IFR clearance with a void time or wait until reported WX is VFR at uncontrolled airports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE20 PLT DEPARTS CSG VFR WHEN WX IS RPTED BELOW VFR REQUIREMENTS BASED ON HIS VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS WHEN THE TWR WAS CLOSED. HE WAS REMINDED BY THE APCH CTLR WHEN HE CHKED IN THAT THE OFFICIAL WX RPT CALLED FOR IFR.
Narrative: AFTER START UP AT (CSG) COLUMBUS, GA, APPROX XA30, XA45 EST, I LISTENED TO ASOS. RPTED WX WAS 800 BROKEN +5 MI VISIBILITY. CSG WAS UNCTLED AND TWR WAS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. TAXIED TO RWY 23 AND OBSERVED WX TO BE VFR. BY MY ESTIMATION WX BECAME VFR. I THEN DEPARTED (CSG) VFR AT APPROX XA45-YB00 EST. I REMAINED VFR AND ENTERED CTLED AIRSPACE VFR. I CONTACTED ATLANTA CTL TO PICK UP IFR CLRNC. ATLANTA CTL TOLD ME TO CONTACT COLUMBUS APCH BECAUSE COLUMBUS APCH HAD JUST OPENED. I CONTACTED COLUMBUS APCH. COLUMBUS APCH ASKED ME IF I HAD GOTTEN WX. I TOLD APCH, YES. APCH SAID THE RPTED WX WAS 800 BROKEN. I TOLD APCH WX WAS VFR. APCH THEN TOLD ME THE OFFICIAL WX WAS IFR. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: IN THE FUTURE I WILL GET AN IFR CLRNC WITH A VOID TIME OR WAIT UNTIL RPTED WX IS VFR AT UNCTLED ARPTS.
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.