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A PA30 pilot flew into IMC while VFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 854919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 525 Flight Crew Type 119 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC |
Narrative:
When I took off the ceiling was 2900' AGL. I used flight following and asked the controller how things looked ahead and he said that I would be in the clear with higher ceilings in seven miles. A little later things were starting to look gloomy ahead and I looked behind me and realized the ceiling was falling all around me. I had heard of this; but never witnessed it till now. Very shortly after that; I was in solid clouds and fog. I had listened to ZZZ ATIS and it said 2900 ceiling and I was descending through 2400 MSL and still in a solid white out. I contacted the controller and asked if this was a brief fog or white out or how long through this. The controller asked if I was equipped and capable of IFR and I responded; 'equipped; capable but not certified'. They then warned me to not descend below 2;200 MSL for terrain. The controller asked if I would like an ASR approach and I said yes. I was forwarded to the next controller who vectored me to the airport. I descended below 1400' before I saw the airport and landed. I wanted to make a report that I checked the weather before I took off and the weather changed drastically during my route of flight and was beyond my control. I fly several times a week and never take chances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA30 pilot flew into IMC while VFR.
Narrative: When I took off the ceiling was 2900' AGL. I used flight following and asked the controller how things looked ahead and he said that I would be in the clear with higher ceilings in seven miles. A little later things were starting to look gloomy ahead and I looked behind me and realized the ceiling was falling all around me. I had heard of this; but never witnessed it till now. Very shortly after that; I was in solid clouds and fog. I had listened to ZZZ ATIS and it said 2900 ceiling and I was descending through 2400 MSL and still in a solid white out. I contacted the controller and asked if this was a brief fog or white out or how long through this. The Controller asked if I was equipped and capable of IFR and I responded; 'equipped; capable but not certified'. They then warned me to not descend below 2;200 MSL for terrain. The Controller asked if I would like an ASR approach and I said yes. I was forwarded to the next Controller who vectored me to the airport. I descended below 1400' before I saw the airport and landed. I wanted to make a report that I checked the weather before I took off and the weather changed drastically during my route of flight and was beyond my control. I fly several times a week and never take chances.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.