Narrative:

My wife received a WX brief from the local FSS and relayed a summary of that to me via sat phone that indicated the worst conditions of my planned flight from the brooks range to ft yukon and on to fairbanks would be a 3500 ft ceiling and light rain in the area of ft yukon where I planned to stop for fuel. I left the brooks range and arrived in the ft yukon area to learn the AWOS was reporting 2 mi visibility and 500 ft overcast. As I was unable to get into ft yukon; and with no alternatives available; I considered the possibility of continuing to fairbanks where the WX was reported good. At that point it appeared I had adequate fuel and chose that option. Approximately 1/2 way to fairbanks the WX began to deteriorate and I was forced lower and lower in order to maintain ground contact; eventually losing all sight of ground in clouds. At this point I climbed to 5500 ft MSL; in IMC; and proceeded direct to fairbanks. Unfortunately; this resulted in a 30 KT headwind and I began to run short of fuel. I made contact with fairbanks approach control and requested assistance. I was eventually able to get below the clouds and landed near a road where I later obtained fuel and was able to continue the flight in VMC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO LAND AT PLANNED FUEL STOP DUE TO WEATHER; PLT OF SMA RUNS SHORT OF FUEL AND INTO IMC. FORCED TO LAND ON ROAD.

Narrative: MY WIFE RECEIVED A WX BRIEF FROM THE LCL FSS AND RELAYED A SUMMARY OF THAT TO ME VIA SAT PHONE THAT INDICATED THE WORST CONDITIONS OF MY PLANNED FLT FROM THE BROOKS RANGE TO FT YUKON AND ON TO FAIRBANKS WOULD BE A 3500 FT CEILING AND LIGHT RAIN IN THE AREA OF FT YUKON WHERE I PLANNED TO STOP FOR FUEL. I LEFT THE BROOKS RANGE AND ARRIVED IN THE FT YUKON AREA TO LEARN THE AWOS WAS RPTING 2 MI VISIBILITY AND 500 FT OVCST. AS I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO FT YUKON; AND WITH NO ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE; I CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUING TO FAIRBANKS WHERE THE WX WAS RPTED GOOD. AT THAT POINT IT APPEARED I HAD ADEQUATE FUEL AND CHOSE THAT OPTION. APPROX 1/2 WAY TO FAIRBANKS THE WX BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND I WAS FORCED LOWER AND LOWER IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN GND CONTACT; EVENTUALLY LOSING ALL SIGHT OF GND IN CLOUDS. AT THIS POINT I CLBED TO 5500 FT MSL; IN IMC; AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO FAIRBANKS. UNFORTUNATELY; THIS RESULTED IN A 30 KT HEADWIND AND I BEGAN TO RUN SHORT OF FUEL. I MADE CONTACT WITH FAIRBANKS APCH CTL AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET BELOW THE CLOUDS AND LANDED NEAR A ROAD WHERE I LATER OBTAINED FUEL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE FLT IN VMC.

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.