Narrative:

Prior to departing from stockton, ca, to reno, nevada, on a scheduled flight I pulled up the WX for our flight, one of the factors I looked for was if the forecast WX at my ETA of approximately early pm:30 was at or above my landing mins, as prescribed by the FARS. The forecast called for layers of scattered to broken clouds with an overcast and occasional 3/4 mi visibility with light snow showers. Knowing that reno (rno) has on ILS procedure I assumed that my landing min was 1/2 mi as with most ILS approach. Once airborne I decided to double check my landing mins in reno. It so happens that the low landing visibility is 1 mi, and based on the forecast I should not have taken off. When in fact we arrived at reno the WX was VFR, but I was wrong in assuming anything about an approach and its landing min. My complacency in my preflight planning comes from misplaced confidence in having flown the route and destination repetitively in the past yrs. No amount of experience should take precedence over a thorough preflight briefing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PIC INTIMATES THAT HE ILLEGALLY DEP DEP ARPT FOR DEST ARPT WITH WX FORECASTED WITH BELOW ARPT LNDG MINS.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEPARTING FROM STOCKTON, CA, TO RENO, NEVADA, ON A SCHEDULED FLT I PULLED UP THE WX FOR OUR FLT, ONE OF THE FACTORS I LOOKED FOR WAS IF THE FORECAST WX AT MY ETA OF APPROX EARLY PM:30 WAS AT OR ABOVE MY LNDG MINS, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE FARS. THE FORECAST CALLED FOR LAYERS OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS WITH AN OVCST AND OCCASIONAL 3/4 MI VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. KNOWING THAT RENO (RNO) HAS ON ILS PROC I ASSUMED THAT MY LNDG MIN WAS 1/2 MI AS WITH MOST ILS APCH. ONCE AIRBORNE I DECIDED TO DOUBLE CHK MY LNDG MINS IN RENO. IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE LOW LNDG VISIBILITY IS 1 MI, AND BASED ON THE FORECAST I SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN OFF. WHEN IN FACT WE ARRIVED AT RENO THE WX WAS VFR, BUT I WAS WRONG IN ASSUMING ANYTHING ABOUT AN APCH AND ITS LNDG MIN. MY COMPLACENCY IN MY PREFLT PLANNING COMES FROM MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN HAVING FLOWN THE RTE AND DEST REPETITIVELY IN THE PAST YRS. NO AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER A THOROUGH PREFLT BRIEFING.

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.