Narrative:

While in descent; I listened to current ATIS and WX was down from the forecast. When we got closer; I listened again to the ATIS and now it was worse than before. Few 800 ft; broken 2300 ft; overcast 2800 ft; I think the visibility was 3-5 mi. We were vectored for a VOR runway xx circle runway yy. The captain stated what the circle altitude was CAT D and I did not confirm it. When we got to CAT D minimum altitude we were still in the clouds and went missed. We requested straight-in localizer xx for next approach to make sure we would be below clouds and the captain stated to approach control that we were 'bingo fuel and did not want any delays.' approach control stated he would declare an emergency for us and stated to us that the winds would make a tailwind landing (around a 12 KT tailwind). Our decision again for localizer xx was to make sure we got down and make the longer runway of the two. We landed without any problems and plenty of runway and right at or maybe just below our 45 min reserve. After shutting down and set our passenger off; we discussed the approach together and when I looked at the approach plate I noticed that we could have used CAT C approach minimums which may have gotten us just below the clouds. We also discussed that since terrain was around the area; that the best thing might have been to do a straight-in VOR approach to begin with because it would have gotten us below the clouds and there would have been less of a tailwind; but 900 ft less of runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HAWKER 800 ATTEMPTED A CIRCLING APCH; BUT EXECUTED A MISSED APCH WHEN RWY VISUAL ACQUISITION WAS NOT ATTAINED. FLT CREW DECLARED 'BINGO FUEL;' AND ATC DECLARED AN EMER FOR THEM AND PROVIDED TFC PRIORITY FOR A LOC APCH AND TAILWIND LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE IN DSCNT; I LISTENED TO CURRENT ATIS AND WX WAS DOWN FROM THE FORECAST. WHEN WE GOT CLOSER; I LISTENED AGAIN TO THE ATIS AND NOW IT WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. FEW 800 FT; BROKEN 2300 FT; OVCST 2800 FT; I THINK THE VISIBILITY WAS 3-5 MI. WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VOR RWY XX CIRCLE RWY YY. THE CAPT STATED WHAT THE CIRCLE ALT WAS CAT D AND I DID NOT CONFIRM IT. WHEN WE GOT TO CAT D MINIMUM ALT WE WERE STILL IN THE CLOUDS AND WENT MISSED. WE REQUESTED STRAIGHT-IN LOC XX FOR NEXT APCH TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD BE BELOW CLOUDS AND THE CAPT STATED TO APCH CTL THAT WE WERE 'BINGO FUEL AND DID NOT WANT ANY DELAYS.' APCH CTL STATED HE WOULD DECLARE AN EMER FOR US AND STATED TO US THAT THE WINDS WOULD MAKE A TAILWIND LNDG (AROUND A 12 KT TAILWIND). OUR DECISION AGAIN FOR LOC XX WAS TO MAKE SURE WE GOT DOWN AND MAKE THE LONGER RWY OF THE TWO. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS AND PLENTY OF RWY AND RIGHT AT OR MAYBE JUST BELOW OUR 45 MIN RESERVE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND SET OUR PAX OFF; WE DISCUSSED THE APCH TOGETHER AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE APCH PLATE I NOTICED THAT WE COULD HAVE USED CAT C APCH MINIMUMS WHICH MAY HAVE GOTTEN US JUST BELOW THE CLOUDS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THAT SINCE TERRAIN WAS AROUND THE AREA; THAT THE BEST THING MIGHT HAVE BEEN TO DO A STRAIGHT-IN VOR APCH TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN US BELOW THE CLOUDS AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS OF A TAILWIND; BUT 900 FT LESS OF RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.