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While being vectored for the VOR approach runway 32L at oma WX was changing rapidly due to visibility deteriorating. The reporter confesses he may have executed the approach below minimums. Prior to reaching the map he had much better visibility than was being reported. An uneventful landing was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oma tower : oma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 331579 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 331580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Location: oma VOR. While being vectored for the VOR approach runway 32L at oma, WX was changing rapidly due to visibility deteriorating. We may have executed the approach below minimums. Prior to reaching the map we had much better visibility than was being reported. An uneventful landing was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE VOR APCH RWY 32L AT OMA WX WAS CHANGING RAPIDLY DUE TO VISIBILITY DETERIORATING. THE RPTR CONFESSES HE MAY HAVE EXECUTED THE APCH BELOW MINIMUMS. PRIOR TO REACHING THE MAP HE HAD MUCH BETTER VISIBILITY THAN WAS BEING RPTED. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE.
Narrative: LOCATION: OMA VOR. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE VOR APCH RWY 32L AT OMA, WX WAS CHANGING RAPIDLY DUE TO VISIBILITY DETERIORATING. WE MAY HAVE EXECUTED THE APCH BELOW MINIMUMS. PRIOR TO REACHING THE MAP WE HAD MUCH BETTER VISIBILITY THAN WAS BEING RPTED. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE.
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.