Narrative:

During the inbound phase of this flight, I was the non-flying pilot. Prior to cancelling our IFR flight plan in good VFR conditions, I made our routine call for field conditions to our company rescue crew standing by at our uncontrolled destination airport. The airport is at sea level with flat terrain and no obstructions. Winds were favoring an east landing with a light visibility decreased and we entered less than VFR conditions. When I spotted the airport, we were not in a position to land. The captain took us eastbound over runway 9 at 500 ft and turned left crosswind for l-hand traffic. The captain didn't tell me his intentions of turning into even worse visibility start. The gear was lowered and pre-landing check completed before turning. Downwind. I then called our rescue crew again for a wind update for the possibility of windshear. The winds were still east 8 to 10 KTS. The captain told me not to call them anymore and that he wasn't interested in their wind updates. It seemed to annoy him. While turning to our base leg we were as low as 400 ft and at times, I couldn't see the ground when I looked. As I expected, we missed the approach. As we were climbing eastbound over the coastline, rescue called again, announcing calm winds. I suggested landing on 27 and noted the good visibility approaching in that direction. The captain agreed and we set up for the landing. I should have suggested to the captain from the start to circle south of the airport in the VFR conditions, and to wait for a change in WX until time to fly to the alternate. It probably would annoy him, but I should have tried. I flew the departure leg. Prior to departure, the captain was monitoring the radar, looking for a break in WX. In his judgement the break came. In my opinion, it was still less than VFR. In the future, I will make my opinion count and decline the takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CANCELS IFR MAKES VFR APCH IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS WITH 2 MISSED APCHS BEFORE LNDG.

Narrative: DURING THE INBOUND PHASE OF THIS FLT, I WAS THE NON-FLYING PLT. PRIOR TO CANCELLING OUR IFR FLT PLAN IN GOOD VFR CONDITIONS, I MADE OUR ROUTINE CALL FOR FIELD CONDITIONS TO OUR COMPANY RESCUE CREW STANDING BY AT OUR UNCTLED DEST ARPT. THE ARPT IS AT SEA LEVEL WITH FLAT TERRAIN AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS. WINDS WERE FAVORING AN E LNDG WITH A LIGHT VISIBILITY DECREASED AND WE ENTERED LESS THAN VFR CONDITIONS. WHEN I SPOTTED THE ARPT, WE WERE NOT IN A POS TO LAND. THE CAPT TOOK US EBOUND OVER RWY 9 AT 500 FT AND TURNED L XWIND FOR L-HAND TFC. THE CAPT DIDN'T TELL ME HIS INTENTIONS OF TURNING INTO EVEN WORSE VISIBILITY START. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND PRE-LNDG CHK COMPLETED BEFORE TURNING. DOWNWIND. I THEN CALLED OUR RESCUE CREW AGAIN FOR A WIND UPDATE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINDSHEAR. THE WINDS WERE STILL E 8 TO 10 KTS. THE CAPT TOLD ME NOT TO CALL THEM ANYMORE AND THAT HE WASN'T INTERESTED IN THEIR WIND UPDATES. IT SEEMED TO ANNOY HIM. WHILE TURNING TO OUR BASE LEG WE WERE AS LOW AS 400 FT AND AT TIMES, I COULDN'T SEE THE GND WHEN I LOOKED. AS I EXPECTED, WE MISSED THE APCH. AS WE WERE CLBING EBOUND OVER THE COASTLINE, RESCUE CALLED AGAIN, ANNOUNCING CALM WINDS. I SUGGESTED LNDG ON 27 AND NOTED THE GOOD VISIBILITY APCHING IN THAT DIRECTION. THE CAPT AGREED AND WE SET UP FOR THE LNDG. I SHOULD HAVE SUGGESTED TO THE CAPT FROM THE START TO CIRCLE S OF THE ARPT IN THE VFR CONDITIONS, AND TO WAIT FOR A CHANGE IN WX UNTIL TIME TO FLY TO THE ALTERNATE. IT PROBABLY WOULD ANNOY HIM, BUT I SHOULD HAVE TRIED. I FLEW THE DEP LEG. PRIOR TO DEP, THE CAPT WAS MONITORING THE RADAR, LOOKING FOR A BREAK IN WX. IN HIS JUDGEMENT THE BREAK CAME. IN MY OPINION, IT WAS STILL LESS THAN VFR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MAKE MY OPINION COUNT AND DECLINE THE TKOF.

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.