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Attributes | |
ACN | 202531 |
Time | |
Date | 199202 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jax |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : jax |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 120 |
ASRS Report | 202531 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was returning at night on a part 135 cargo run, ceiling was unlimited but visibility right at the surface was going down. ATIS called 1 1/2 mi, more than enough for the ILS32 at crg which needs 3/4. As I was being turned onto the localizer for the approach I had the entire length of the runway and airport in sight at about 8 mis out, but before passing the OM, jax approach said reported visibility at crg had gone to 5/8 mi. I thought they were just being helpful and nothing else was said. I went ahead and landed. I did not realize until after the visibility was 1/8 mi less than what I needed under 135. Perhaps controllers might ask 135 pilots if they still had required visibility just to jog their brains a little.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT DISREGARDS ARPT WX MINS REQUIRED FOR LNDG AT DEST ARPT WHILE OUTSIDE THE LOM.
Narrative: I WAS RETURNING AT NIGHT ON A PART 135 CARGO RUN, CEILING WAS UNLIMITED BUT VISIBILITY RIGHT AT THE SURFACE WAS GOING DOWN. ATIS CALLED 1 1/2 MI, MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE ILS32 AT CRG WHICH NEEDS 3/4. AS I WAS BEING TURNED ONTO THE LOC FOR THE APCH I HAD THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RWY AND ARPT IN SIGHT AT ABOUT 8 MIS OUT, BUT BEFORE PASSING THE OM, JAX APCH SAID RPTED VISIBILITY AT CRG HAD GONE TO 5/8 MI. I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST BEING HELPFUL AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. I WENT AHEAD AND LANDED. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER THE VISIBILITY WAS 1/8 MI LESS THAN WHAT I NEEDED UNDER 135. PERHAPS CTLRS MIGHT ASK 135 PLTS IF THEY STILL HAD REQUIRED VISIBILITY JUST TO JOG THEIR BRAINS A LITTLE.
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.