TRACON controller reacted to the pilot's 'runway in sight' declaration and issued an inappropriate v...

Attributes
ACN	987559
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The weather conditions at the airport were [visibility] ¾ miles; fg (fog); VV002. The centurion had just executed a missed approach due to the weather and was on radar vectors for another ILS to runway xx. When the centurion was about 2 miles south of the airport; he reported the approach end of runway yy insight and requested a landing clearance. I immediately coordinated with the local controller for approval to send the centurion to runway yy. As soon as the local controller gave the approval; I cleared the centurion for a visual approach; without hesitance; and switched him to the tower. I was aware of the weather conditions; but I reacted to the pilots request before thinking the situation through. [I need to] maintain vigilance and attention to detail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON Controller reacted to the pilot's 'runway in sight' declaration and issued an inappropriate Visual Approach clearance; given the reported weather.

Narrative: The weather conditions at the airport were [visibility] ¾ miles; FG (fog); VV002. The Centurion had just executed a missed approach due to the weather and was on RADAR vectors for another ILS to Runway XX. When the Centurion was about 2 miles south of the airport; he reported the approach end of Runway YY insight and requested a landing clearance. I immediately coordinated with the Local Controller for approval to send the Centurion to Runway YY. As soon as the Local Controller gave the approval; I cleared the Centurion for a Visual Approach; without hesitance; and switched him to the Tower. I was aware of the weather conditions; but I reacted to the pilots request before thinking the situation through. [I need to] maintain vigilance and attention to detail.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

TRACON controller reacted to the pilot's 'runway in sight' declaration and issued an inappropriate visual approach clearance; given the reported weather.