Air carrier medium large transport on ferry trip, approach below legal minima.

Attributes
ACN	156742
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fwa tower : ind
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet 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 : 90 flight time total : 5700
ASRS Report	156742
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	156689
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

The event described within occurred on a ferry flight from yip to fwa. The aircraft was being positioned for an outbnd 121 flight. When this flight left yip, a combination of current and forecast WX indicated that an INS approach would be a necessary conclusion to this flight. During the final phase of the en route portion of the flight the fwa ATIS indicated the ILS 32 was the only INS approach available and that the WX was partially obscured, T/D RVR was 1200 for runway 32. A normal approach and landing was made at fwa based on this WX data. This was done because the crew believed that on a 91 leg an INS approach could be commenced and a landing could take place if, at the DH, visibility reference with the runway environment could be maintained. It was, in this instance. Preventing such an occurrence from happening again would be as simple as pilot review F the far's on a periodic basis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ON FERRY TRIP, APCH BELOW LEGAL MINIMA.

Narrative: THE EVENT DESCRIBED WITHIN OCCURRED ON A FERRY FLT FROM YIP TO FWA. THE ACFT WAS BEING POSITIONED FOR AN OUTBND 121 FLT. WHEN THIS FLT LEFT YIP, A COMBINATION OF CURRENT AND FORECAST WX INDICATED THAT AN INS APCH WOULD BE A NECESSARY CONCLUSION TO THIS FLT. DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE ENRTE PORTION OF THE FLT THE FWA ATIS INDICATED THE ILS 32 WAS THE ONLY INS APCH AVAILABLE AND THAT THE WX WAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED, T/D RVR WAS 1200 FOR RWY 32. A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE AT FWA BASED ON THIS WX DATA. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THE CREW BELIEVED THAT ON A 91 LEG AN INS APCH COULD BE COMMENCED AND A LNDG COULD TAKE PLACE IF, AT THE DH, VIS REF WITH THE RWY ENVIRONMENT COULD BE MAINTAINED. IT WAS, IN THIS INSTANCE. PREVENTING SUCH AN OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN WOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS PLT REVIEW F THE FAR'S ON A PERIODIC BASIS.

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.