 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Pilot of an small transport atx made a contact approach and landed when the latest WX report indicated that the visibility was below IFR landing minimums.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uca |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rme |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 2186 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 338240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The flight was en route from buffalo to utica. Upon arrival in the griffis TRSA, I was informed that utica was reporting 3/16 or 1/4 mi visibility. However, when I was 10 mi from the airport I didn't see any obstruction to visibility. I asked griffis approach to vector me over the airport. About 3 mi out I had visual contact with the landing runway (9/27) even though visibility was still reported as 1/4 or 3/16. Utica tower was closed, but WX reporting was available. I told griffis that I had the airport and runway in sight. He then cleared me for the contact approach. I landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT ATX MADE A CONTACT APCH AND LANDED WHEN THE LATEST WX RPT INDICATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS BELOW IFR LNDG MINIMUMS.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS ENRTE FROM BUFFALO TO UTICA. UPON ARR IN THE GRIFFIS TRSA, I WAS INFORMED THAT UTICA WAS RPTING 3/16 OR 1/4 MI VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS 10 MI FROM THE ARPT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY. I ASKED GRIFFIS APCH TO VECTOR ME OVER THE ARPT. ABOUT 3 MI OUT I HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE LNDG RWY (9/27) EVEN THOUGH VISIBILITY WAS STILL RPTED AS 1/4 OR 3/16. UTICA TWR WAS CLOSED, BUT WX RPTING WAS AVAILABLE. I TOLD GRIFFIS THAT I HAD THE ARPT AND RWY IN SIGHT. HE THEN CLRED ME FOR THE CONTACT APCH. I 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.