<< >> NASA ASRS Report 856923, October 2009

Air carrier cleared for a visual approach to smf runway 34R 20 miles from the airport was informed by tower on short final the visibility had decreased to 3/4 mile; reporter continued landing without incident.

Attributes
ACN	856923
Time
Date	200910
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SMF.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 214
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Current ATIS reported 10 SM; planned visual 34R. Heard PIREP on approach that 34L had fog and 34R was clear. Picked up field and runway 20 NM out. Cleared for visual 34R. On short final told by tower vis was 3/4SM. Continued visual approach for uneventful landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier cleared for a visual approach to SMF Runway 34R 20 miles from the airport was informed by tower on short final the visibility had decreased to 3/4 mile; reporter continued landing without incident.

Narrative: Current ATIS reported 10 SM; planned visual 34R. Heard PIREP on approach that 34L had fog and 34R was clear. Picked up field and runway 20 NM out. Cleared for visual 34R. On short final told by Tower vis was 3/4SM. Continued visual approach for uneventful landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.