Flight crew unable to comply with ATC clearance due to WX. Flight cleared for visual approach to follow another aircraft but could not follow due to cloud cover.

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Attributes
ACN	323288
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	323288
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We reported air carrier Z in sight and were told to follow him, cleared for the visual runway 25L. When air carrier Z entered the clouds, we went missed, being unable to see air carrier Z or the airport due to clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ATC CLRNC DUE TO WX. FLT CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT BUT COULD NOT FOLLOW DUE TO CLOUD COVER.

Narrative: WE RPTED ACR Z IN SIGHT AND WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW HIM, CLRED FOR THE VISUAL RWY 25L. WHEN ACR Z ENTERED THE CLOUDS, WE WENT MISSED, BEING UNABLE TO SEE ACR Z OR THE ARPT DUE TO CLOUDS.

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.