SMA BLUNDERS INTO ARSA; ENTERS A CLOUD AND CAUSES A CONFLICT WITH AN ACR ACFT ON VECTORS.

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I WAS APCHING 68J ARPT FROM THE SE (NAVAID LOCATED ON THE ARPT). I FLEW N AND THEN E TO STAY CLR OF THE TALLAHASSEE CLASS C AIRSPACE TO AVOID POTENTIAL TFC. APPROX 5-7 MI FROM 68J; I NOTICED I WAS APCHING 2 CLOUD LAYERS . TOP OF ONE AT ABOUT 1500-1800 FT AGL AND ONE ABOUT 4500 FT AGL (BASE). THE LOWER AND UPPER CLOUDS WERE SCATTERED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW VFR MINIMUMS TO BE MAINTAINED BTWN THE LAYERS. I WAS ALMOST TO THE ARPT SO I CONTINUED. VFR WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED EXCEPT FOR 1 SMALL CLOUD WHICH WAS IN BTWN LAYERS. I DIDN'T SEE THE ARPT. WITH THE LOWER LAYER OF CLOUDS; I COULDN'T SEE TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AT THE TIME EITHER. I FLEW 2 CIRCLES OF ABOUT A 2 MI RADIUS. AT COMPLETION OF THE FIRST; I SAW A JET; LARGE; OFF TO MY R AND CONSIDERABLY LOWER TOP - 1500 FT AND ABOUT 1/2 - 3/4 MI IN FRONT OF ME (PASSING FROM R TO L). I COMPLETED ANOTHER CIRCLE. UPON LOOKING DOWN; I NOTICED THAT I WAS BEING BLOWN SUBSTANTIALLY SIDEWISE AND VERY FAST (APPROX DIRECTION FROM NOSE -- 10 O'CLOCK). I WAS GOING TO FLY ANOTHER CIRCLE BUT CAUGHT SITE OF TLH. I THEN KNEW I WAS IN THE ARSA AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE TWR. THE CTLR RESPONDED AND SAID 'YOU'RE IN THE ARSA; CLR TO LAND ON RWY 18.' UPON LNDG THE CTLR TOLD ME WHERE TO PARK AND ASKED ME TO CALL THE TWR UPON PARKING. I DID SO. HE TOLD ME HE HAD TO ASK ME A FEW QUESTIONS. SAID HE HAD TO MAKE AN ACR FLT MAKE A LOWER THAN NORMAL APCH; HAD RECEIVED PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE NOISE; AND THAT ACR WAS ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HE EXPLAINED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED HIM 20 MI OUT AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMENTS. HE ASKED ME TO CONTACT A SUPVR IN THE MORNING; AND I DID SO AT PLUS OR MINUS XA45. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH HIM. HE SAID THEY THOUGHT I WAS A STUDENT PLT AND THAT THIS WAS A SIT THEY'D ENCOUNTERED OFTEN. HIS COMMENT SPECIFICALLY WAS 'TERRORIZING THE PATTERN.' HE COMMENTED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO HELP ME OUT BUT IT WAS UP TO THE ACR PLT. HE ALSO SAID I'D BROKEN ABOUT 5 FARS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: THE CTLR SAID THAT THE ACR PLT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE BEEN VFR. IN MY MIND; THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT I DID MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED MINIMUMS. WHEN I SAW HIM; HE WAS AT APPROX 1500 FT AND APPROX 2 MI TO MY R. HE WAS BELOW THE LOWER LAYER OF CLOUDS AND WAS IN IFR CONDITIONS. HIS PERCEPTION OF WHERE I WAS MAY HAVE AND IN FACT WAS INCORRECT. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC ACTION REQUIRED ON MY PART. THE ACR PLANE WAS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH MY COURSE OF FLT; SO I DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THE ONLY INACTION I MAY HAVE NOT TAKEN WAS THAT THE WX WAS DETERIORATING AND I MADE ONE MORE CIRCLE TO LOCATE 68J. IF I HAD CALLED TLH BTWN CIRCLE 1 AND 2; I WOULD HAVE BEEN CLR OF THE ARSA AND THEREFORE ENTERED IN STILL WITHOUT KNOWING. I MUST EMPHASIZE THAT THE GUST WHICH BLEW ME SOUTHWARD WAS VERY STRONG. SOMETHING WHICH I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED.