A CL65 high minimums (WX) captain was dispatched from cvg to yyz with WX forecast to be below his le...

Attributes
ACN	426708
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Challenger CL604
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	426708
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	425250
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Prior to our departure from cvg to yyz, I reviewed our dispatch release. Immediately I noticed our dispatch release was not noted 'high minimum rules apply.' after further review of the release, I noticed toronto's WX was forecasted to be below my 'high minimums' status. I called our company's dispatcher and brought this to his attention. Our flight was already behind schedule so time was of the essence. I knew this and our dispatcher knew this. The dispatcher reviewed the release, made the amendments and said it was ok for us to depart. I assumed the WX had been reviewed also and we departed. Shortly after takeoff, we were told to contact our dispatcher. We were told by the dispatcher to return to cvg due to WX at yyz. We returned to cvg and were reassigned to another flight and a captain who was not on 'high minimums' completed to yyz flight. I believe this was primarily due to the rush we were all under to get this flight out as well as the complexity of the high minimum rules and exemption. Supplemental information from acn 425250: I had a high minimums captain and should not have been dispatched to yyz. The captain questioned dispatch and they said they would exempt the destination, when the legally could not have done so.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 HIGH MINIMUMS (WX) CAPT WAS DISPATCHED FROM CVG TO YYZ WITH WX FORECAST TO BE BELOW HIS LEGAL MINIMUM FOR DISPATCH.

Narrative: PRIOR TO OUR DEP FROM CVG TO YYZ, I REVIEWED OUR DISPATCH RELEASE. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED OUR DISPATCH RELEASE WAS NOT NOTED 'HIGH MINIMUM RULES APPLY.' AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THE RELEASE, I NOTICED TORONTO'S WX WAS FORECASTED TO BE BELOW MY 'HIGH MINIMUMS' STATUS. I CALLED OUR COMPANY'S DISPATCHER AND BROUGHT THIS TO HIS ATTN. OUR FLT WAS ALREADY BEHIND SCHEDULE SO TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE. I KNEW THIS AND OUR DISPATCHER KNEW THIS. THE DISPATCHER REVIEWED THE RELEASE, MADE THE AMENDMENTS AND SAID IT WAS OK FOR US TO DEPART. I ASSUMED THE WX HAD BEEN REVIEWED ALSO AND WE DEPARTED. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT OUR DISPATCHER. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DISPATCHER TO RETURN TO CVG DUE TO WX AT YYZ. WE RETURNED TO CVG AND WERE REASSIGNED TO ANOTHER FLT AND A CAPT WHO WAS NOT ON 'HIGH MINIMUMS' COMPLETED TO YYZ FLT. I BELIEVE THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE RUSH WE WERE ALL UNDER TO GET THIS FLT OUT AS WELL AS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HIGH MINIMUM RULES AND EXEMPTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425250: I HAD A HIGH MINIMUMS CAPT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO YYZ. THE CAPT QUESTIONED DISPATCH AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD EXEMPT THE DEST, WHEN THE LEGALLY COULD NOT HAVE DONE SO.

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.

A CL65 high minimums (WX) captain was dispatched from cvg to yyz with WX forecast to be below his legal minimum for dispatch.