<< >> NASA ASRS Report 353297, November 1996

A cpr C525 pilot thinks that he may have landed below minimums at sbn. A friendly ATCT local controller called the WX at minimums after the reporter had passed the FAF making the approach legal.

Attributes
ACN	353297
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sbn tower : sbn
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	353297
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to sbn, RVR was 2200 ft reported at start of approach. Vectors to runway 27L. Lake effect snow. Visibility was up and down. Tower was calling 1/2 mi visibility. While on the approach, I went through area of VFR on the hills, went over notre dame and saw the golden dome and approach lights just inside misha OM. Continued and asked the visibility. Tower said 1/2 mi, landed. After landing, I looked again at plate and was worried because they stopped giving RVR. Not sure if landing was done below the 2400 ft RVR or 1/2 mi minimum.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR C525 PLT THINKS THAT HE MAY HAVE LANDED BELOW MINIMUMS AT SBN. A FRIENDLY ATCT LCL CTLR CALLED THE WX AT MINIMUMS AFTER THE RPTR HAD PASSED THE FAF MAKING THE APCH LEGAL.

Narrative: ON APCH TO SBN, RVR WAS 2200 FT RPTED AT START OF APCH. VECTORS TO RWY 27L. LAKE EFFECT SNOW. VISIBILITY WAS UP AND DOWN. TWR WAS CALLING 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. WHILE ON THE APCH, I WENT THROUGH AREA OF VFR ON THE HILLS, WENT OVER NOTRE DAME AND SAW THE GOLDEN DOME AND APCH LIGHTS JUST INSIDE MISHA OM. CONTINUED AND ASKED THE VISIBILITY. TWR SAID 1/2 MI, LANDED. AFTER LNDG, I LOOKED AGAIN AT PLATE AND WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THEY STOPPED GIVING RVR. NOT SURE IF LNDG WAS DONE BELOW THE 2400 FT RVR OR 1/2 MI MINIMUM.

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.