An small aircraft angel flight pilot continued his VFR flight into IMC in D10's airspace.

Attributes
ACN	615507
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rbd.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	departure : vfr enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	615507
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : obs 2
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed dallas executive airport on a mission to take a mother and her daughter to stillwater, ok. We were on a VFR flight plan and I was flying and my co-pilot, who is a high time private pilot, was communicating with ATC. We requested flight following and were handed off to dfw regional departure. At our assigned altitude it was difficult to maintain proper cloud clearance. ATC was very busy and we were not able to make our situation known. If we could have communicated with ATC we could have gotten an altitude change or changed our flight plan from VFR to IFR. The co-pilot, in his frustration at not being able to communicate our situation, reported that we were in IFR conditions. After this statement from the co-pilot, ATC cleared us to climb and the remainder of the flight was conducted without problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA ANGEL FLT PLT CONTINUED HIS VFR FLT INTO IMC IN D10'S AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED DALLAS EXECUTIVE ARPT ON A MISSION TO TAKE A MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER TO STILLWATER, OK. WE WERE ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND I WAS FLYING AND MY CO-PLT, WHO IS A HIGH TIME PVT PLT, WAS COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. WE REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING AND WERE HANDED OFF TO DFW REGIONAL DEP. AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLOUD CLRNC. ATC WAS VERY BUSY AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE OUR SIT KNOWN. IF WE COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH ATC WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN AN ALT CHANGE OR CHANGED OUR FLT PLAN FROM VFR TO IFR. THE CO-PLT, IN HIS FRUSTRATION AT NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE OUR SIT, RPTED THAT WE WERE IN IFR CONDITIONS. AFTER THIS STATEMENT FROM THE CO-PLT, ATC CLRED US TO CLB AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT PROBS.

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.