NON IFR RATED PLT MAKES IAP ILS APCH WHEN TERMINAL AREA WX BELOW SPECIAL VFR ARPT WX MINS FOR APCH.

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I DEPARTED W99; PETERSBURG; WV; IN RTE TO CRW; CHARLESTON; WV. THE WX CONDITIONS AT W99 WERE VFR WITH MINIMAL HAZE LAYER TO THE W OF THE ARPT. ELKINS AUTOMATED FSS FORECASTED VFR CONDITIONS AT CRW AFTER PM00Z. THE ENRTE WX CONDITIONS WHERE CLR WITH MINIMAL VALLEY FOG OR HAZE. THE CTLR ADVISED THE CURRENT WX AT CRW. 'ACFT X THE CURRENT WX AT CHARLESTON 2500 FT OVCST; 1/4 MI; 6000 FT + RVR FOG; SAY YOUR INTENTIONS.' MY RESPONSE WAS THAT THE FOG EXTENDED JUST TO THE E OF THE CRW ARPT; THAT I HAD GOOD VFR CONDITIONS AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD FOR IMPROVED CONDITIONS AT CRW. I WAS ADVISED BY APCH 'UNABLE TO AUTHORIZE SPECIAL CHARLESTON WX 2500 FT OVCST; 1/4 MI; 6000 FT + RVR TURN R HDG 330 DEGS.' AGAIN HAVING FLOWN 330 DEGS FOR APPROX 2 TO 3 MINS THE CTLR SAID 'STAY CLR OF ATA AND SAY INTENTIONS.' I ONCE AGAIN RESPONDED; THE CONDITIONS HERE ARE VFR; I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD FOR CLRNC TO LAND CRW. 'IF YOUR ACFT IS INST EQUIPPED AND CERTIFIED; I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ACCEPT THE RWY 23 ILS APCH.' I WAS CLRED THE APCH; SHOT THE APCH; MAINTAINING VFR CONDITIONS; AND LANDED SAFELY AT CRW. UPON TOUCH DOWN; I ADVISED THE TWR THAT I WAS ON THE GND AND THE TWR GAVE ME TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO EXECUTIVE RAMP. UPON RETURNING TO EXECUTIVE; I WAS APCHED BY MR XY OF THE FAA FLT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE CHARLESTON. MR XY ASK TO SEE MY CERTIFICATES AND INSPECT THE ACFT AND IT'S RECORDS. HAVING REVIEWED SAME; MR XY ADVISED THAT I HAD VIOLATED FAA REGS BY ACCEPTING INST APCH AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER FROM HIM. I THANKED HIM AND LATER DEPARTED VFR TO THE W99 ARPT. MR XY PHONED ME THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND ADVISED THAT; HAVING REVIEWED THE TAPE FROM THE PREVIOUS MORNING; THAT HE FELT THAT WHILE I HAD VIOLATED FAA REGS; THAT I WAS EXPERIENCED TO THE POINT THAT I WAS ABLE TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND FLY IT INBOUND AND LAND; AND THAT IF I WOULD AGREE TO QUICKLY OBTAIN INST RATING THAT HE WOULD ONLY SEND ME A WARNING LETTER. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT I CONTEND THAT I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND I DID NOT VIOLATE FAA REGS. I MAINTAINED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND HAD GOOD GND CONTACT WHILE PROCEEDING INBOUND AND LNDG AT CRW.