Flight crew of light transport on approach inside outer marker given runway visibility that was below landing minimums. Flight crew allegedly had 1 mile visibility from cockpit, continued approach and landed.

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Attributes
ACN	124764
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pou
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pou
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light 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 : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	124764
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pou tower called visibility 1 mi. We elected to do approach (ILS) to runway 6 at pou. 200' above minimums tower called visibility 3/8 mi. We had seen runway ever since the OM, which is also final approach fix. It was our opinion that we still had 1 mi or better visibility, so we continued the landing, as we were well beyond the final approach fix. Tower requested a phone call. Unclear as to whether or not we had acted legally or not (tower was unclear).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LTT ON APCH INSIDE OUTER MARKER GIVEN RWY VISIBILITY THAT WAS BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. FLT CREW ALLEGEDLY HAD 1 MILE VISIBILITY FROM COCKPIT, CONTINUED APCH AND LANDED.

Narrative: POU TWR CALLED VISIBILITY 1 MI. WE ELECTED TO DO APCH (ILS) TO RWY 6 AT POU. 200' ABOVE MINIMUMS TWR CALLED VISIBILITY 3/8 MI. WE HAD SEEN RWY EVER SINCE THE OM, WHICH IS ALSO FINAL APCH FIX. IT WAS OUR OPINION THAT WE STILL HAD 1 MI OR BETTER VISIBILITY, SO WE CONTINUED THE LNDG, AS WE WERE WELL BEYOND THE FINAL APCH FIX. TWR REQUESTED A PHONE CALL. UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD ACTED LEGALLY OR NOT (TWR WAS UNCLEAR).

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.