Departed for an airport with below minimums WX.

Attributes
ACN	237373
Time
Date	199303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	237373
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During a WX briefing, I was given incorrect information on the WX at our destination. The captain filed and during my briefing before takeoff I was told that the RVR was 2600-5000 ft and therefore we were able to depart to that airport. En route, I tuned in the ATIS and the WX was below minimums and we were then told the WX had been below landing minimums for the past 4 hours. (Was given the briefing only 1 hour before, stating the WX was above minimums.) we immediately flew to our alternate airport without attempting the approach. The only problem is we are not allowed to file IFR to an airport that is below landing minimums. But, our briefing told us that it was above minimums, and the only reason we left was because of bad information from the FSS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTED FOR AN ARPT WITH BELOW MINIMUMS WX.

Narrative: DURING A WX BRIEFING, I WAS GIVEN INCORRECT INFO ON THE WX AT OUR DEST. THE CAPT FILED AND DURING MY BRIEFING BEFORE TKOF I WAS TOLD THAT THE RVR WAS 2600-5000 FT AND THEREFORE WE WERE ABLE TO DEPART TO THAT ARPT. ENRTE, I TUNED IN THE ATIS AND THE WX WAS BELOW MINIMUMS AND WE WERE THEN TOLD THE WX HAD BEEN BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS FOR THE PAST 4 HRS. (WAS GIVEN THE BRIEFING ONLY 1 HR BEFORE, STATING THE WX WAS ABOVE MINIMUMS.) WE IMMEDIATELY FLEW TO OUR ALTERNATE ARPT WITHOUT ATTEMPTING THE APCH. THE ONLY PROB IS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FILE IFR TO AN ARPT THAT IS BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. BUT, OUR BRIEFING TOLD US THAT IT WAS ABOVE MINIMUMS, AND THE ONLY REASON WE LEFT WAS BECAUSE OF BAD INFO FROM THE FSS.

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.