Flight crew of a commuter twin land below the standard landing WX minimums for the runway in use.

Attributes
ACN	494550
Time
Date	200012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hya.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : k90.tracon tower : hya.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 24
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	494550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

I was vectored for runway 24 ILS at hya, shot the approach and landed. ILS runway 24 requires 1 mi visibility and hya was only reporting 1/2 mi visibility. It was dark and I missed my approach plate and cape approach was vectoring other airplane for the approach. ILS runway 15 at hya only requires 1/2 mi visibility. It would have been useful if they had switched to runway 15 instead of vectoring airplanes to runway 24.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A COMMUTER TWIN LAND BELOW THE STANDARD LNDG WX MINIMUMS FOR THE RWY IN USE.

Narrative: I WAS VECTORED FOR RWY 24 ILS AT HYA, SHOT THE APCH AND LANDED. ILS RWY 24 REQUIRES 1 MI VISIBILITY AND HYA WAS ONLY RPTING 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. IT WAS DARK AND I MISSED MY APCH PLATE AND CAPE APCH WAS VECTORING OTHER AIRPLANE FOR THE APCH. ILS RWY 15 AT HYA ONLY REQUIRES 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL IF THEY HAD SWITCHED TO RWY 15 INSTEAD OF VECTORING AIRPLANES TO RWY 24.

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.