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Ec-145 pilot reported landing at a medical facility helipad when the weather was at minimums; but the landing environment was in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1516895 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC145 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 5100 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[On] approach for the medical center. The weather minimums were 405 feet and 3/4 mile visibility. At the missed approach point; the landing area could be seen out the right door at approximately 3/4 miles away. I could visually make out the buildings at the medical center. The reason why I decided to continue past the missed approach point was that I felt like the weather ahead of me was higher than at my present position. I would have to make a right turn to ensure that I was making a correct entry into the hospital. As I made a right turn at the hotel next to the park at the medical center; the weather had worsened to the point that I had to make a descent to 200 feet to stay VMC. At no point did I lose visual reference to any obstacles around me. At this point; I knew that I could land in the park; which has an open grassy area with no obstacles; however at this same moment; the hospital helipad came into view. I could see the helipad lights ahead of me approximately 1/4 mile at eye level and was able to initiate a slight climb to bring the aircraft onto the helipad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EC-145 pilot reported landing at a medical facility helipad when the weather was at minimums; but the landing environment was in sight.
Narrative: [On] approach for the medical center. The weather minimums were 405 feet and 3/4 mile visibility. At the Missed Approach Point; the landing area could be seen out the right door at approximately 3/4 miles away. I could visually make out the buildings at the medical center. The reason why I decided to continue past the missed approach point was that I felt like the weather ahead of me was higher than at my present position. I would have to make a right turn to ensure that I was making a correct entry into the hospital. As I made a right turn at the hotel next to the park at the medical center; the weather had worsened to the point that I had to make a descent to 200 feet to stay VMC. At no point did I lose visual reference to any obstacles around me. At this point; I knew that I could land in the park; which has an open grassy area with no obstacles; however at this same moment; the hospital helipad came into view. I could see the helipad lights ahead of me approximately 1/4 mile at eye level and was able to initiate a slight climb to bring the aircraft onto the helipad.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.