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SF34 crew realized the named WX alternate airport was below alternate minimums. He then named a different illegal alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 494870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This was a part 121 scheduled flight from dtw to cak. WX conditions at both airports were IFR. An alternate airport was dtw. After pushback, but before taxi, I realized that, per the regulations, the second alternate was needed. Cle was added as a second alternate with an amendment made to the dispatch release. The forecast for cle was 800 ft overcast and temporarily 400 ft overcast. Landing was made in cak as scheduled. Upon review of the cle airport, I realized that a 500 ft ceiling in the forecast was necessary to make it a usable alternate airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SF34 CREW REALIZED THE NAMED WX ALTERNATE ARPT WAS BELOW ALTERNATE MINIMUMS. HE THEN NAMED A DIFFERENT ILLEGAL ALTERNATE.
Narrative: THIS WAS A PART 121 SCHEDULED FLT FROM DTW TO CAK. WX CONDITIONS AT BOTH ARPTS WERE IFR. AN ALTERNATE ARPT WAS DTW. AFTER PUSHBACK, BUT BEFORE TAXI, I REALIZED THAT, PER THE REGS, THE SECOND ALTERNATE WAS NEEDED. CLE WAS ADDED AS A SECOND ALTERNATE WITH AN AMENDMENT MADE TO THE DISPATCH RELEASE. THE FORECAST FOR CLE WAS 800 FT OVCST AND TEMPORARILY 400 FT OVCST. LNDG WAS MADE IN CAK AS SCHEDULED. UPON REVIEW OF THE CLE ARPT, I REALIZED THAT A 500 FT CEILING IN THE FORECAST WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT A USABLE ALTERNATE ARPT.
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.