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Miscellaneous -- ASOS visibility reported as 2 1/2 mi, tower visibility more than 10 mi, pilot on approach reported visibility 12 mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cha |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cha |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 316339 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The ASOS was reporting visibility as 2 1/2 mi. In reality tower visibility was more than 10 mi. An aircraft on approach reported the field in sight 12 mi west.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MISC -- ASOS VISIBILITY RPTED AS 2 1/2 MI, TWR VISIBILITY MORE THAN 10 MI, PLT ON APCH RPTED VISIBILITY 12 MI.
Narrative: THE ASOS WAS RPTING VISIBILITY AS 2 1/2 MI. IN REALITY TWR VISIBILITY WAS MORE THAN 10 MI. AN ACFT ON APCH RPTED THE FIELD IN SIGHT 12 MI W.
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.