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Pilot of an small aircraft sel entered class east airspace and landed without ATC clearance when the WX was reported below VFR minimums (even IFR).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lar |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv tower : mke |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 302856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I asked casper for an update of WX at ft collins and greely. I was advised as requested, but was also advised laramie was below minimums and I couldn't land without ATC clearance. I advised I had laramie in sight. I was still 9500 ft and had approximately 10 mi visibility but it looked very deteriorated beyond, as I approached laramie, intending to bypass on to greely. I had the runway 21 in sight at approximately 5 mi and had descended. I made a last min decision to land which I did without incident. I was advised by one of the ground personnel that I was arriving at a good time because a few mins earlier it was snowing. The sun was shining by the time I went into the office, but didn't last long. I departed approximately 1 1/2 hours later and landed at ft morgan, co, without any problems VFR. I didn't feel I needed ATC clearance to land at laramie since the visibility and ceiling at the time was VFR, in my opinion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ENTERED CLASS E AIRSPACE AND LANDED WITHOUT ATC CLRNC WHEN THE WX WAS RPTED BELOW VFR MINIMUMS (EVEN IFR).
Narrative: I ASKED CASPER FOR AN UPDATE OF WX AT FT COLLINS AND GREELY. I WAS ADVISED AS REQUESTED, BUT WAS ALSO ADVISED LARAMIE WAS BELOW MINIMUMS AND I COULDN'T LAND WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. I ADVISED I HAD LARAMIE IN SIGHT. I WAS STILL 9500 FT AND HAD APPROX 10 MI VISIBILITY BUT IT LOOKED VERY DETERIORATED BEYOND, AS I APCHED LARAMIE, INTENDING TO BYPASS ON TO GREELY. I HAD THE RWY 21 IN SIGHT AT APPROX 5 MI AND HAD DSNDED. I MADE A LAST MIN DECISION TO LAND WHICH I DID WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED BY ONE OF THE GND PERSONNEL THAT I WAS ARRIVING AT A GOOD TIME BECAUSE A FEW MINS EARLIER IT WAS SNOWING. THE SUN WAS SHINING BY THE TIME I WENT INTO THE OFFICE, BUT DIDN'T LAST LONG. I DEPARTED APPROX 1 1/2 HRS LATER AND LANDED AT FT MORGAN, CO, WITHOUT ANY PROBS VFR. I DIDN'T FEEL I NEEDED ATC CLRNC TO LAND AT LARAMIE SINCE THE VISIBILITY AND CEILING AT THE TIME WAS VFR, IN MY OPINION.
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.