Pilot encounters rain shower on approach. Lands with reduced visibility, less than 3 miles.

Attributes
ACN	178533
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1120 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	178533
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach to landing, a rain shower to the north of the airport was restricting visibility. This rain shower was only about 2 mi away and I couldn't see through it; therefore, visibility appeared to be less than 3 mi on landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ENCOUNTERS RAIN SHOWER ON APCH. LANDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY, LESS THAN 3 MILES.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO LNDG, A RAIN SHOWER TO THE N OF THE ARPT WAS RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. THIS RAIN SHOWER WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 MI AWAY AND I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH IT; THEREFORE, VISIBILITY APPEARED TO BE LESS THAN 3 MI ON LNDG.

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