<< >> NASA ASRS Report 201401, February 1992

Controller cleared air carrier X for visual approach when airport IFR. System error. Air carrier X entered IFR control zone VFR. Pilot deviation. ARTCC ATCT interfacility coordination.

Attributes
ACN	201401
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gnv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : gnv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	201401
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	201400
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

On an IFR flight plan from tpa to gnv we were given holding instructions as published at wynds LOM at 3000 ft MSL. Upon reaching wynds we reported entering the hold, where upon center immediately cleared us for the ILS 28. As we turned we called field in sight (due to rapidly improving field conditions). At this time we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 28 and contacted tower. Tower questioned the visual approach clearance due to the field reporting IFR conditions. We informed tower that we had the field in sight and had received the visual approach clearance from center. We were then cleared to land. We proceeded to runway 28 in visual conditions and landed without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLRED ACR X FOR VISUAL APCH WHEN ARPT IFR. SYS ERROR. ACR X ENTERED IFR CTL ZONE VFR. PLTDEV. ARTCC ATCT INTERFAC COORD.

Narrative: ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM TPA TO GNV WE WERE GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AS PUBLISHED AT WYNDS LOM AT 3000 FT MSL. UPON REACHING WYNDS WE RPTED ENTERING THE HOLD, WHERE UPON CTR IMMEDIATELY CLRED US FOR THE ILS 28. AS WE TURNED WE CALLED FIELD IN SIGHT (DUE TO RAPIDLY IMPROVING FIELD CONDITIONS). AT THIS TIME WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28 AND CONTACTED TWR. TWR QUESTIONED THE VISUAL APCH CLRNC DUE TO THE FIELD RPTING IFR CONDITIONS. WE INFORMED TWR THAT WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND HAD RECEIVED THE VISUAL APCH CLRNC FROM CTR. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO LAND. WE PROCEEDED TO RWY 28 IN VISUAL CONDITIONS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.