Commuter small transport continued approach landing in WX reported below PIC's high WX minimums.

Attributes
ACN	146540
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : mdw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	146540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain (PF) told first officer (PNF) to advise approach that we would need runway 31L or runway 31R at mdw. First officer did so and we were told runway 4R or return to rfd. Captain went to company frequency and came back saying all was well and he would shoot the approach. First officer realized later that captain was 'going ahead' rather than that captain's 'high minimums' were not a factor. That is, first officer believed captain had learned something 'off frequency' that made the approach legal, or that he was out of 'high minimums' experience level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT CONTINUED APCH LNDG IN WX REPORTED BELOW PIC'S HIGH WX MINIMUMS.

Narrative: CAPT (PF) TOLD F/O (PNF) TO ADVISE APCH THAT WE WOULD NEED RWY 31L OR RWY 31R AT MDW. F/O DID SO AND WE WERE TOLD RWY 4R OR RETURN TO RFD. CAPT WENT TO COMPANY FREQ AND CAME BACK SAYING ALL WAS WELL AND HE WOULD SHOOT THE APCH. F/O REALIZED LATER THAT CAPT WAS 'GOING AHEAD' RATHER THAN THAT CAPT'S 'HIGH MINIMUMS' WERE NOT A FACTOR. THAT IS, F/O BELIEVED CAPT HAD LEARNED SOMETHING 'OFF FREQ' THAT MADE THE APCH LEGAL, OR THAT HE WAS OUT OF 'HIGH MINIMUMS' EXPERIENCE LEVEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.