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Unauthorized approach and landing when airport WX minimums for alternate airport go below legal limits for approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cae |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cae tracon : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13362 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 350610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Segment crw-clt held by shine intersection. Due to WX in clt diverted to cae, our alternate. When arriving in cae WX below minimums after cleared for approach but prior to reaching IAF. Therefore proceeded on emergency authority/authorized since we felt we needed to get in. Arrived at ramp with 1300 pounds of fuel (1 hour and 10 mins of fuel). No other more suitable airports in point of time and fuel. When decision was made to proceed to alternate cae WX was above approach minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH APCH AND LNDG WHEN ARPT WX MINIMUMS FOR ALTERNATE ARPT GO BELOW LEGAL LIMITS FOR APCH.
Narrative: SEGMENT CRW-CLT HELD BY SHINE INTXN. DUE TO WX IN CLT DIVERTED TO CAE, OUR ALTERNATE. WHEN ARRIVING IN CAE WX BELOW MINIMUMS AFTER CLRED FOR APCH BUT PRIOR TO REACHING IAF. THEREFORE PROCEEDED ON EMER AUTH SINCE WE FELT WE NEEDED TO GET IN. ARRIVED AT RAMP WITH 1300 LBS OF FUEL (1 HR AND 10 MINS OF FUEL). NO OTHER MORE SUITABLE ARPTS IN POINT OF TIME AND FUEL. WHEN DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED TO ALTERNATE CAE WX WAS ABOVE APCH MINIMUMS.
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.