PA46 malibu pilot enters IMC while flying VFR.

Attributes
ACN	703793
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dag.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17500 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm Windshear Ice Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	703793
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed myf san diego runway 28R VFR. Request of socal flight following direct carlsbad direct dag. Climb request to 17500 ft; held for 5 mi at 11500 ft for traffic. Notice clouds buildup; ask for 17500 ft. To clear told to squawk 1200. Control too busy; call later; 10 mi or so calling center advise I need IFR to continue. Needing to climb and divert course to stay clear. I was given a squawk code but no IFR clearance. I had no option but to climb and stay between cells. Controller would not give me an IFR clearance or altitude. Insisted I maintain VFR which I could no longer do. Controller then asked me to do a 180 degree turn (I should have not done so). I ran right into the thick of it; almost lost control of the aircraft; ice; turbulence; updrafts; downdrafts; all the while asking for help; 'I need IFR clearance.' she refused; 'can't do.' I had to fly the aircraft and get out of that bad area; using my storm scope and xm WX display. If she had allowed me an IFR; on the heading I was on between 2 cells before she got me to do a 180 degrees; I would have been alright then direct to dag.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA46 MALIBU PLT ENTERS IMC WHILE FLYING VFR.

Narrative: DEPARTED MYF SAN DIEGO RWY 28R VFR. REQUEST OF SOCAL FLT FOLLOWING DIRECT CARLSBAD DIRECT DAG. CLB REQUEST TO 17500 FT; HELD FOR 5 MI AT 11500 FT FOR TFC. NOTICE CLOUDS BUILDUP; ASK FOR 17500 FT. TO CLR TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200. CTL TOO BUSY; CALL LATER; 10 MI OR SO CALLING CTR ADVISE I NEED IFR TO CONTINUE. NEEDING TO CLB AND DIVERT COURSE TO STAY CLR. I WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE BUT NO IFR CLRNC. I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO CLB AND STAY BTWN CELLS. CTLR WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN IFR CLRNC OR ALT. INSISTED I MAINTAIN VFR WHICH I COULD NO LONGER DO. CTLR THEN ASKED ME TO DO A 180 DEG TURN (I SHOULD HAVE NOT DONE SO). I RAN RIGHT INTO THE THICK OF IT; ALMOST LOST CTL OF THE ACFT; ICE; TURB; UPDRAFTS; DOWNDRAFTS; ALL THE WHILE ASKING FOR HELP; 'I NEED IFR CLRNC.' SHE REFUSED; 'CAN'T DO.' I HAD TO FLY THE ACFT AND GET OUT OF THAT BAD AREA; USING MY STORM SCOPE AND XM WX DISPLAY. IF SHE HAD ALLOWED ME AN IFR; ON THE HDG I WAS ON BTWN 2 CELLS BEFORE SHE GOT ME TO DO A 180 DEGS; I WOULD HAVE BEEN ALRIGHT THEN DIRECT TO DAG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.