Landed below minimums.

Attributes
ACN	101191
Time
Date	198812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fwa artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4377 flight time type : 2113
ASRS Report	101191
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed day for fwa. Arrival WX at departure was 45 broken and forecast to be about 2000' broken to overcast with visibility about 5 mi with possible light snow. In range to fwa the ATIS was picked up. The fwa ATIS said the ceiling was 600' overcast with visibility 1/2 mi in snow. Initial contact with fwa approach indicated the approach lights to ILS 5 were OTS and tower visibility was 3/4 mi. The crew then asked the runway visual range. The RVR was reported at 2800'. The minimum visibility with the approach lights out for an ILS runway 5 was 3/4 mi or RVR 4000'. At this same time another flight was being handed off from fwa approach to tower, then landed under the same conditions. The crew then deliberated on which visibility was controling. The crew then elected to fly the approach and land since the other flight before us completed the approach and landed. Flight then executed the ILS 5 approach and landed normally. After returning to base the far pertaining to landing minimums was reviewed with the revelation that RVR in this case was controling. In this case the approach and landing should have not been completed. In this case we were led into the situation by another aircraft landing before us, and the fwa approach controller giving 3 different visibilities, when the approach should have been postponed until the visibility improved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED BELOW MINIMUMS.

Narrative: DEPARTED DAY FOR FWA. ARR WX AT DEP WAS 45 BROKEN AND FORECAST TO BE ABOUT 2000' BROKEN TO OVCST WITH VISIBILITY ABOUT 5 MI WITH POSSIBLE LIGHT SNOW. IN RANGE TO FWA THE ATIS WAS PICKED UP. THE FWA ATIS SAID THE CEILING WAS 600' OVCST WITH VISIBILITY 1/2 MI IN SNOW. INITIAL CONTACT WITH FWA APCH INDICATED THE APCH LIGHTS TO ILS 5 WERE OTS AND TWR VISIBILITY WAS 3/4 MI. THE CREW THEN ASKED THE RWY VISUAL RANGE. THE RVR WAS RPTED AT 2800'. THE MINIMUM VISIBILITY WITH THE APCH LIGHTS OUT FOR AN ILS RWY 5 WAS 3/4 MI OR RVR 4000'. AT THIS SAME TIME ANOTHER FLT WAS BEING HANDED OFF FROM FWA APCH TO TWR, THEN LANDED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE CREW THEN DELIBERATED ON WHICH VISIBILITY WAS CTLING. THE CREW THEN ELECTED TO FLY THE APCH AND LAND SINCE THE OTHER FLT BEFORE US COMPLETED THE APCH AND LANDED. FLT THEN EXECUTED THE ILS 5 APCH AND LANDED NORMALLY. AFTER RETURNING TO BASE THE FAR PERTAINING TO LNDG MINIMUMS WAS REVIEWED WITH THE REVELATION THAT RVR IN THIS CASE WAS CTLING. IN THIS CASE THE APCH AND LNDG SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED. IN THIS CASE WE WERE LED INTO THE SITUATION BY ANOTHER ACFT LNDG BEFORE US, AND THE FWA APCH CTLR GIVING 3 DIFFERENT VISIBILITIES, WHEN THE APCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE VISIBILITY IMPROVED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.