Approaching destination, pilot with pay passengers, VFR flight plan encountered visibility below 2 miles but airport was in sight so continued VFR and landed.

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Attributes
ACN	126674
Time
Date	198910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : irk
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 670
ASRS Report	126674
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

While en route I called flight watch 2 times to get current WX at kirksville and it was still VFR. When I entered the control zone I simultaneously encountered a heavier rain shower which reduced the visibility to a reported 2 mi, but by the time I noticed the rotating beacon was on, I was already in the control zone with the runway in sight. I landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCHING DESTINATION, PLT WITH PAY PASSENGERS, VFR FLT PLAN ENCOUNTERED VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES BUT ARPT WAS IN SIGHT SO CONTINUED VFR AND LANDED.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE I CALLED FLT WATCH 2 TIMES TO GET CURRENT WX AT KIRKSVILLE AND IT WAS STILL VFR. WHEN I ENTERED THE CTL ZONE I SIMULTANEOUSLY ENCOUNTERED A HEAVIER RAIN SHOWER WHICH REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO A REPORTED 2 MI, BUT BY THE TIME I NOTICED THE ROTATING BEACON WAS ON, I WAS ALREADY IN THE CTL ZONE WITH THE RWY IN SIGHT. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.