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After being cleared for a visual approach and air carrier receives a runway visual range report of 600 ft RVR. With the runway in sight he continues to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536565 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 536565 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Airport and runway were in sight from about 15 mi out. We were cleared for a visual approach. On final, tower reported touchdown RVR at 600 ft with mid and rollout greater than 6000 ft. At this point, I should have gone around, but had the runway in sight. So, I started to debate the situation with myself. I rationalized that since I could see the runway, I was ok to continue. But after landing, with more time to think about it, I realized the best course of action would have been to go around and set up for the ILS. There was a small patch of ground fog in the touchdown zone, but I could see the runway throughout the landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND ACR RECEIVES A RWY VISUAL RANGE RPT OF 600 FT RVR. WITH THE RWY IN SIGHT HE CONTINUES TO LAND.
Narrative: ARPT AND RWY WERE IN SIGHT FROM ABOUT 15 MI OUT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. ON FINAL, TWR RPTED TOUCHDOWN RVR AT 600 FT WITH MID AND ROLLOUT GREATER THAN 6000 FT. AT THIS POINT, I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND, BUT HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. SO, I STARTED TO DEBATE THE SIT WITH MYSELF. I RATIONALIZED THAT SINCE I COULD SEE THE RWY, I WAS OK TO CONTINUE. BUT AFTER LNDG, WITH MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, I REALIZED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GO AROUND AND SET UP FOR THE ILS. THERE WAS A SMALL PATCH OF GND FOG IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE, BUT I COULD SEE THE RWY THROUGHOUT THE LNDG.
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.