Narrative:

I was a second pilot on this flight because of poor WX. We were being vectored to ILS runway 11 at orh by bdl approach. The current ATIS reported 100 ft ceiling, RVR 400 ft. While on the approach, which we decided to attempt before going to our filed alternate (rdg), the tower reported the RVR improved to 800 ft. We continued the approach and just when the PIC called out decision ht, I saw approach lights. I told him to continue because I could see the runway environment. What I am unsure about is that we had the prescribed 1/2 mi required on the IAP. After we touched down and rolled out, the fog got so bad again, that we could hardly find a taxiway! I feel that a tiny break in the visibility suckered me into continuing an approach that could potentially have turned into an unsafe situation. From this I have learned that when I reach decision ht, I must make a correct decision on whether I have enough visibility to be legal and safe, regardless of whether I have runway environment in sight or not!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32-300R ACFT. RPTR WAS A SECOND PLT ON A SINGLE PLT ACFT BECAUSE OF WX. ATIS RPTING 400 FT RVR WHILE FLC ON APCH, BUT TWR RPTED RVR IMPROVED TO 800 FT. APCH WAS CONTINUED AND AT DECISION HT, RPTR SAW THE RWY. RPT SUBMITTED BECAUSE THEY LANDED IN BELOW MINIMUM VISIBILITY.

Narrative: I WAS A SECOND PLT ON THIS FLT BECAUSE OF POOR WX. WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO ILS RWY 11 AT ORH BY BDL APCH. THE CURRENT ATIS RPTED 100 FT CEILING, RVR 400 FT. WHILE ON THE APCH, WHICH WE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT BEFORE GOING TO OUR FILED ALTERNATE (RDG), THE TWR RPTED THE RVR IMPROVED TO 800 FT. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND JUST WHEN THE PIC CALLED OUT DECISION HT, I SAW APCH LIGHTS. I TOLD HIM TO CONTINUE BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. WHAT I AM UNSURE ABOUT IS THAT WE HAD THE PRESCRIBED 1/2 MI REQUIRED ON THE IAP. AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OUT, THE FOG GOT SO BAD AGAIN, THAT WE COULD HARDLY FIND A TXWY! I FEEL THAT A TINY BREAK IN THE VISIBILITY SUCKERED ME INTO CONTINUING AN APCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE TURNED INTO AN UNSAFE SIT. FROM THIS I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN I REACH DECISION HT, I MUST MAKE A CORRECT DECISION ON WHETHER I HAVE ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO BE LEGAL AND SAFE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I HAVE RWY ENVIRONMENT IN SIGHT OR NOT!

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.