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Flight crew of a saab SF340B landed in IFR conditions without an official WX report due to the tower was closed. The operator's operation specifications, and far regulations, do not approve IFR operations into an airport without official WX reporting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tvc |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 395410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing in tvc, I realized that we may have landed without 'approved' WX. The tower was closed and I later realized that our company was not authority/authorized to give 'approved' WX per our company's operations specifications. 'Approved' WX is required before landing. I should have investigated it and not relied on our dispatch center to be correct. I've since talked with our company about having tvc approved to give WX. I believe our company has been landing without this WX for some time. This may stem from the fact that hardly anyone knows what 'approved' WX really is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SAAB SF340B LANDED IN IFR CONDITIONS WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL WX RPT DUE TO THE TWR WAS CLOSED. THE OPERATOR'S OP SPECS, AND FAR REGS, DO NOT APPROVE IFR OPS INTO AN ARPT WITHOUT OFFICIAL WX RPTING.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN TVC, I REALIZED THAT WE MAY HAVE LANDED WITHOUT 'APPROVED' WX. THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND I LATER REALIZED THAT OUR COMPANY WAS NOT AUTH TO GIVE 'APPROVED' WX PER OUR COMPANY'S OPS SPECS. 'APPROVED' WX IS REQUIRED BEFORE LNDG. I SHOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED IT AND NOT RELIED ON OUR DISPATCH CTR TO BE CORRECT. I'VE SINCE TALKED WITH OUR COMPANY ABOUT HAVING TVC APPROVED TO GIVE WX. I BELIEVE OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN LNDG WITHOUT THIS WX FOR SOME TIME. THIS MAY STEM FROM THE FACT THAT HARDLY ANYONE KNOWS WHAT 'APPROVED' WX REALLY IS.
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.