Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft landed below IFR published minimums. N...

Attributes
ACN	251272
Time
Date	199309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : scc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	251272
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	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:

Dispatched from anc to scc with WX below landing minimums but forecast for improvement at ETA. Standard WX requirements are RVR 1800 ft, with runway 4 touchdown zone lights OTS, RVR 2400 ft required. At arrival over scc VOR, RVR 14v18 was reported. Established hold over scc until FSS reported RVR 1800. Flew approach (ILS 4) and landed. On next leg from scc to brw, we realized other air carrier diverted to brw without attempting ILS 4 at scc. Further investigation revealed NOTAM regarding runway 4 touchdown zone lights OTS and requiring higher visibility to attempt approach just flown. Contributing factors: first time in 3 months that WX dictated instrument approach at scc. Familiarity bred laziness in approach brief. In 3 months I flew to scc, at most, 10 flts -- all to visual approachs. Knowing the WX was low, approach was briefed but NOTAM missed. Corrective actions: a possible solution to the missed NOTAM is to include a 'any NOTAMS to affect this approach' question in the approach briefing. Any kind of 'memory jogger' could have brought it to our attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT LANDED BELOW IFR PUBLISHED MINIMUMS. NOTAM ISSUED.

Narrative: DISPATCHED FROM ANC TO SCC WITH WX BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS BUT FORECAST FOR IMPROVEMENT AT ETA. STANDARD WX REQUIREMENTS ARE RVR 1800 FT, WITH RWY 4 TOUCHDOWN ZONE LIGHTS OTS, RVR 2400 FT REQUIRED. AT ARR OVER SCC VOR, RVR 14V18 WAS RPTED. ESTABLISHED HOLD OVER SCC UNTIL FSS RPTED RVR 1800. FLEW APCH (ILS 4) AND LANDED. ON NEXT LEG FROM SCC TO BRW, WE REALIZED OTHER ACR DIVERTED TO BRW WITHOUT ATTEMPTING ILS 4 AT SCC. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOTAM REGARDING RWY 4 TOUCHDOWN ZONE LIGHTS OTS AND REQUIRING HIGHER VISIBILITY TO ATTEMPT APCH JUST FLOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FIRST TIME IN 3 MONTHS THAT WX DICTATED INST APCH AT SCC. FAMILIARITY BRED LAZINESS IN APCH BRIEF. IN 3 MONTHS I FLEW TO SCC, AT MOST, 10 FLTS -- ALL TO VISUAL APCHS. KNOWING THE WX WAS LOW, APCH WAS BRIEFED BUT NOTAM MISSED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE MISSED NOTAM IS TO INCLUDE A 'ANY NOTAMS TO AFFECT THIS APCH' QUESTION IN THE APCH BRIEFING. ANY KIND OF 'MEMORY JOGGER' COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTN.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft landed below IFR published minimums. NOTAM issued.