Narrative:

Approaching the napa county airport (apc), we had excellent view of airport. WX was reported as 800 ft broken, visibility 7 mi. ZOA asked if we could accept a 'visual' approach. We responded 'yes.' they then cleared us for a visual approach and handed us off to tower. When we got on the ground, tower called on landline to ask us why we accepted a 'visual approach' when the control zone was IFR at 800 ft broken, 7 mi visibility. Good point. We let ATC set us up. We should have said 'no, but we can take a contact.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR PIC IS CRITICIZED BY APC TWR AFTER HE ACCEPTS A VISUAL TO APC FROM O90 CTLR WHEN THE WX IS 800 FT BROKEN, 7 MI VISIBILITY. APC, CA.

Narrative: APCHING THE NAPA COUNTY ARPT (APC), WE HAD EXCELLENT VIEW OF ARPT. WX WAS RPTED AS 800 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 7 MI. ZOA ASKED IF WE COULD ACCEPT A 'VISUAL' APCH. WE RESPONDED 'YES.' THEY THEN CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH AND HANDED US OFF TO TWR. WHEN WE GOT ON THE GND, TWR CALLED ON LANDLINE TO ASK US WHY WE ACCEPTED A 'VISUAL APCH' WHEN THE CTL ZONE WAS IFR AT 800 FT BROKEN, 7 MI VISIBILITY. GOOD POINT. WE LET ATC SET US UP. WE SHOULD HAVE SAID 'NO, BUT WE CAN TAKE A CONTACT.'

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.