Narrative:

I piloted my aircraft from dfw to efd in the early afternoon of 12/90 and arrived in the area of the airport on approach control. I could not pick up the ATIS on the VOR frequency, so the approach controller read it to me. I acknowledged receipt of the briefing and proceeded to brief the approach with my first officer. During the approach briefing, I had answered several calls from the controller and also the ground personnel, who were anxious to find out if I was able to land and deliver their packages. I concluded the briefing and prepared for the approach and landing. As the WX was at minimums at efd, and a missed approach was possible, I had indicated to my first officer that we would divert to hobby airport as the WX was much better there, in the event we could not make efd. I informed my first officer that all the approach charts for the houston airports were out of the binder and placed on the console for reference. After clearance from ATC, I completed the approach and landing and after clearing the runway I reported to the tower that my estimation of the ceiling and visibility was 400' and 1 mi. Returning the approach charts to the binder, it came to my attention that the RVR for the approach I just completed was 4000' and I had a reported 2000' from ATC. There was a crease in the approach charts the lower part designating minimums and I can only assume that I read the minimums for another airport approach chart. This has never happened to me before, and in the future I will make sure I separate the charts in use from all others, to preclude this error from recurring. Also, I will avoid unnecessary communications to ground personnel in such a critical flight phase which may have been a contributing distraction, and I plan to have my first officer confirm my briefings, by checking all frequencys, missed approach procedures, headings, and especially minimums. I do not think this caused anyone except me, any problems, but I am heartally sorry for such a silly but serious blunder.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX LTT LANDED AT EFD IN WX REPORTED BELOW ARPT MINIMUMS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I PILOTED MY ACFT FROM DFW TO EFD IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF 12/90 AND ARRIVED IN THE AREA OF THE ARPT ON APCH CTL. I COULD NOT PICK UP THE ATIS ON THE VOR FREQ, SO THE APCH CTLR READ IT TO ME. I ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE BRIEFING AND PROCEEDED TO BRIEF THE APCH WITH MY F/O. DURING THE APCH BRIEFING, I HAD ANSWERED SEVERAL CALLS FROM THE CTLR AND ALSO THE GND PERSONNEL, WHO WERE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT IF I WAS ABLE TO LAND AND DELIVER THEIR PACKAGES. I CONCLUDED THE BRIEFING AND PREPARED FOR THE APCH AND LNDG. AS THE WX WAS AT MINIMUMS AT EFD, AND A MISSED APCH WAS POSSIBLE, I HAD INDICATED TO MY F/O THAT WE WOULD DIVERT TO HOBBY ARPT AS THE WX WAS MUCH BETTER THERE, IN THE EVENT WE COULD NOT MAKE EFD. I INFORMED MY F/O THAT ALL THE APCH CHARTS FOR THE HOUSTON ARPTS WERE OUT OF THE BINDER AND PLACED ON THE CONSOLE FOR REFERENCE. AFTER CLRNC FROM ATC, I COMPLETED THE APCH AND LNDG AND AFTER CLRING THE RWY I RPTED TO THE TWR THAT MY ESTIMATION OF THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY WAS 400' AND 1 MI. RETURNING THE APCH CHARTS TO THE BINDER, IT CAME TO MY ATTN THAT THE RVR FOR THE APCH I JUST COMPLETED WAS 4000' AND I HAD A RPTED 2000' FROM ATC. THERE WAS A CREASE IN THE APCH CHARTS THE LOWER PART DESIGNATING MINIMUMS AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT I READ THE MINIMUMS FOR ANOTHER ARPT APCH CHART. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, AND IN THE FUTURE I WILL MAKE SURE I SEPARATE THE CHARTS IN USE FROM ALL OTHERS, TO PRECLUDE THIS ERROR FROM RECURRING. ALSO, I WILL AVOID UNNECESSARY COMS TO GND PERSONNEL IN SUCH A CRITICAL FLT PHASE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING DISTR, AND I PLAN TO HAVE MY F/O CONFIRM MY BRIEFINGS, BY CHKING ALL FREQS, MISSED APCH PROCS, HDGS, AND ESPECIALLY MINIMUMS. I DO NOT THINK THIS CAUSED ANYONE EXCEPT ME, ANY PROBS, BUT I AM HEARTALLY SORRY FOR SUCH A SILLY BUT SERIOUS BLUNDER.

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.