Misreading of landing minimums.

Attributes
ACN	289480
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	289480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were ferrying a flight into rou on nov/sun/94. Tower was reporting visibility at 1800 ft RVR on runway 23R. Since we were operating a ferry flight, we were operating under part 91 FARS. Upon briefing the approach, I mistakenly read 1800 ft RVR for the minimum for the runway in use, because I glanced down at the chart next to the one being used. I then took out the correct chart and clipped it on the yoke, without looking at the RVR minimum (which was 2400 ft for the runway we were using). We landed without incident. When I placed the chart back into the binder, I then noticed the RVR for our runway was 2400 ft. From now on, the chart in use will be well away from the others and clipped to the yoke. The approach will be briefed well in advance by both pilots as it should be. It had been a long, frustrating day, and both pilots were tired. The approach went without incident, and we had broken out at 100 ft above decision ht, with approach lights and runway in sight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MISREADING OF LNDG MINIMUMS.

Narrative: WE WERE FERRYING A FLT INTO ROU ON NOV/SUN/94. TWR WAS RPTING VISIBILITY AT 1800 FT RVR ON RWY 23R. SINCE WE WERE OPERATING A FERRY FLT, WE WERE OPERATING UNDER PART 91 FARS. UPON BRIEFING THE APCH, I MISTAKENLY READ 1800 FT RVR FOR THE MINIMUM FOR THE RWY IN USE, BECAUSE I GLANCED DOWN AT THE CHART NEXT TO THE ONE BEING USED. I THEN TOOK OUT THE CORRECT CHART AND CLIPPED IT ON THE YOKE, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE RVR MINIMUM (WHICH WAS 2400 FT FOR THE RWY WE WERE USING). WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I PLACED THE CHART BACK INTO THE BINDER, I THEN NOTICED THE RVR FOR OUR RWY WAS 2400 FT. FROM NOW ON, THE CHART IN USE WILL BE WELL AWAY FROM THE OTHERS AND CLIPPED TO THE YOKE. THE APCH WILL BE BRIEFED WELL IN ADVANCE BY BOTH PLTS AS IT SHOULD BE. IT HAD BEEN A LONG, FRUSTRATING DAY, AND BOTH PLTS WERE TIRED. THE APCH WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND WE HAD BROKEN OUT AT 100 FT ABOVE DECISION HT, WITH APCH LIGHTS AND RWY IN SIGHT.

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.