A BE1900 flight may have landed illegally after canceling IFR prior to entering a 300 ft broken layer of clouds as reported by an unauthorized FSS station person near gal, ak.

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Attributes
ACN	488762
Time
Date	200010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gal.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	488762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Layer of fog over river in galena causing IFR conditions. Numerous aircraft holding in villages waiting for visibility to pick up to 1 mi. Got WX report from galena WX that it was broken 003 and 1 1/2 mi visibility. Took off, were #5 in sequence between speci traffic for the ILS runway 25. Was cleared by center to 2.0 DME (amira). Upon reaching 2.0 DME had complete visual of runway and we were VFR. Called galena WX, and worker's 'fill-in' reported 'few at 300' (may have then said '300 broken' after that). Hearing few at 300, knew there were no other layers above that (hadn't been all day, it was just a thin layer of fog at 300 ft) canceled IFR with center to let all aircraft behind us in sooner, and let them know we had visual. 2 planes behind us then canceled IFR. Landed, another pilot in front of us said the WX reporter misread the WX and it was actually broken 003, canceled IFR and landed illegally. Talked to galena WX, has it on tape, apologized that his 'fill-in' had misread the WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE1900 FLT MAY HAVE LANDED ILLEGALLY AFTER CANCELING IFR PRIOR TO ENTERING A 300 FT BROKEN LAYER OF CLOUDS AS RPTED BY AN UNAUTH FSS STATION PERSON NEAR GAL, AK.

Narrative: LAYER OF FOG OVER RIVER IN GALENA CAUSING IFR CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS ACFT HOLDING IN VILLAGES WAITING FOR VISIBILITY TO PICK UP TO 1 MI. GOT WX RPT FROM GALENA WX THAT IT WAS BROKEN 003 AND 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. TOOK OFF, WERE #5 IN SEQUENCE BTWN SPECI TFC FOR THE ILS RWY 25. WAS CLRED BY CTR TO 2.0 DME (AMIRA). UPON REACHING 2.0 DME HAD COMPLETE VISUAL OF RWY AND WE WERE VFR. CALLED GALENA WX, AND WORKER'S 'FILL-IN' RPTED 'FEW AT 300' (MAY HAVE THEN SAID '300 BROKEN' AFTER THAT). HEARING FEW AT 300, KNEW THERE WERE NO OTHER LAYERS ABOVE THAT (HADN'T BEEN ALL DAY, IT WAS JUST A THIN LAYER OF FOG AT 300 FT) CANCELED IFR WITH CTR TO LET ALL ACFT BEHIND US IN SOONER, AND LET THEM KNOW WE HAD VISUAL. 2 PLANES BEHIND US THEN CANCELED IFR. LANDED, ANOTHER PLT IN FRONT OF US SAID THE WX RPTR MISREAD THE WX AND IT WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN 003, CANCELED IFR AND LANDED ILLEGALLY. TALKED TO GALENA WX, HAS IT ON TAPE, APOLOGIZED THAT HIS 'FILL-IN' HAD MISREAD THE WX.

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.