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First officer commuter pilot exhibits concerns over WX source for destination airport with part time ATCT, ATCT closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 281517 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 281517 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were in VFR conditions. However, the AWOS at the airport was reporting good VFR but when center gave us WX for hagarstown, it was IFR because of fog. The captain and I both saw the airport at least 10 mi out. We were in VFR so the captain elected to cancel IFR and continue visually. I am questioning which WX was official, ctrs or AWOS. If AWOS isn't official I feel we were in violation of VFR WX minimums because the airport was IFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO COMMUTER PLT EXHIBITS CONCERNS OVER WX SOURCE FOR DEST ARPT WITH PART TIME ATCT, ATCT CLOSED.
Narrative: WE WERE IN VFR CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE AWOS AT THE ARPT WAS RPTING GOOD VFR BUT WHEN CTR GAVE US WX FOR HAGARSTOWN, IT WAS IFR BECAUSE OF FOG. THE CAPT AND I BOTH SAW THE ARPT AT LEAST 10 MI OUT. WE WERE IN VFR SO THE CAPT ELECTED TO CANCEL IFR AND CONTINUE VISUALLY. I AM QUESTIONING WHICH WX WAS OFFICIAL, CTRS OR AWOS. IF AWOS ISN'T OFFICIAL I FEEL WE WERE IN VIOLATION OF VFR WX MINIMUMS BECAUSE THE ARPT WAS IFR.
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.