A private pilot aboard a C150 found himself simultaneously VFR in IMC and with a failed VOR/ILS and ...

Narrative:

VFR pilot training on instruments in VFR conditions; with 1.5 hours of fuel on board. The flight was for the purpose of practicing the ILS xxr approach in VFR conditions at ZZZ. The VOR1 navigation receiver became inoperative during flight; and in the mean time the area became IMC with an 800 AGL ceiling. The pilot stayed above the overcast layer and tried to make it back to the airplane's home airport. The pilot was unable to do so in VFR conditions; so contact was made with approach control and the control facility was informed by the pilot that 30-35 minutes of fuel remained. The approach control facility vectored the pilot in VFR conditions for about 10 minutes; and set the pilot up for the ILS xxr approach at ZZZ. The localizer was intermittent but the pilot was able to track the glideslope down the final approach course. The aircraft broke out of the clouds at about 800ft AGL with the runway in sight and 4 miles visibility. The aircraft landed and taxied to the FBO; with an airport vehicle as well as an airport fire truck following. Some information was given from the pilot to the representative from the airport; as well as the airport fire personnel. This information included the pilots name; aircraft owner; and pilot contact information. End of incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Private Pilot aboard a C150 found himself simultaneously VFR in IMC and with a failed VOR/ILS and not much fuel. ATC provided assistance to a safe landing.

Narrative: VFR pilot training on instruments in VFR conditions; with 1.5 hours of fuel on board. The flight was for the purpose of practicing the ILS XXR approach in VFR conditions at ZZZ. The VOR1 navigation receiver became inoperative during flight; and in the mean time the area became IMC with an 800 AGL ceiling. The pilot stayed above the overcast layer and tried to make it back to the airplane's home airport. The pilot was unable to do so in VFR conditions; so contact was made with Approach Control and the Control Facility was informed by the pilot that 30-35 minutes of fuel remained. The approach control facility vectored the pilot in VFR conditions for about 10 minutes; and set the pilot up for the ILS XXR approach at ZZZ. The localizer was intermittent but the pilot was able to track the glideslope down the final approach course. The aircraft broke out of the clouds at about 800ft AGL with the runway in sight and 4 miles visibility. The aircraft landed and taxied to the FBO; with an airport vehicle as well as an airport fire truck following. Some information was given from the pilot to the representative from the airport; as well as the airport fire personnel. This information included the pilots name; aircraft owner; and pilot contact information. End of incident.

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.

Attributes
ACN	881960
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent Final Approach Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach Vectors
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	ILS/VOR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 95 Flight Crew Total 240 Flight Crew Type 210
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

A private pilot aboard a C150 found himself simultaneously VFR in IMC and with a failed VOR/ILS and not much fuel. ATC provided assistance to a safe landing.