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Attributes | |
ACN | 353168 |
Time | |
Date | 199611 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : unv |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : unv |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1900 |
ASRS Report | 353168 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We got the rabbits (sequence flasher lights) in sight right at decision ht and continued since visibility reported as one half mi. We then saw runway end lights and proceeded. Captain called for landing lights (it took me about 5 seconds to find switches) which caused me to fall 'out of the loop.' I never noticed the speed decreasing and never called 'speeds.' the illusion created by the high intensity lights and the fog caused us to drop below GS just prior to landing. Captain pulled up and stick shaker activated. He added power as appropriate and we landed without further incident. We then realized visibility was only at one fourth - one eighth of a mi and had trouble finding the turnoff. We never should have continued the approach with that visibility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEAR LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING LOW VISIBILITY REDUCED IAP ILS APCH. NIGHT OP. FO FAILED TO CALL OUT SPD DEV BLEED OVER END OF RWY.
Narrative: WE GOT THE RABBITS (SEQUENCE FLASHER LIGHTS) IN SIGHT RIGHT AT DECISION HT AND CONTINUED SINCE VISIBILITY RPTED AS ONE HALF MI. WE THEN SAW RWY END LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED. CAPT CALLED FOR LNDG LIGHTS (IT TOOK ME ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO FIND SWITCHES) WHICH CAUSED ME TO FALL 'OUT OF THE LOOP.' I NEVER NOTICED THE SPD DECREASING AND NEVER CALLED 'SPDS.' THE ILLUSION CREATED BY THE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS AND THE FOG CAUSED US TO DROP BELOW GS JUST PRIOR TO LNDG. CAPT PULLED UP AND STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED. HE ADDED PWR AS APPROPRIATE AND WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE THEN REALIZED VISIBILITY WAS ONLY AT ONE FOURTH - ONE EIGHTH OF A MI AND HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE TURNOFF. WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED THE APCH WITH THAT VISIBILITY.
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.