B757-200 overwater flight executed missed approach due to poor visibility at destination; and the fl...

Attributes
ACN	760468
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lih.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lih.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	760468
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : executed missed approach
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Flight to lih. Had overburn; plus significant wind bust; still showed landing lih with 6.0 fuel. ATIS advertised 5 mi and 1200 ft broken. Flew VOR runway 21 approach to minimums to a missed approach due to rain showers and poor visibility. Flew straight to hnl and blocked in with 2.6 fuel (we had added 1.0 cleared fuel). Many contributing factors: wrong burn rate for aircraft; flight plan planned at mach .77; winds more than double forecast in some areas; ATIS at arrival inaccurate; bad arrival forecast for lih (no alternate). I am done planning minimum fuel at arrival to save the company money. It isn't safe. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that mach .77 flight plan was slower than usual; which did not allow for adjusting cruise speed to conserve fuel. When winds were discovered to be less favorable during cruise; landing fuel was still projected at approximately one hour fuel remaining at touchdown. Even though the ATIS for arrival indicated 5 miles visibility; a rain shower prevented the flight crew from obtaining visual contact with the airport; so the flight crew diverted to hnl. An alternate was not planned for the destination; and the cleared fuel was based upon having sufficient fuel onboard at the pet. The flight crew declared min fuel; and they landed with approximately 25 min fuel remaining.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 OVERWATER FLT EXECUTED MISSED APCH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AT DEST; AND THE FLT CREW DIVERTED. FLT LANDED WITH 25 MIN FUEL REMAINING.

Narrative: FLT TO LIH. HAD OVERBURN; PLUS SIGNIFICANT WIND BUST; STILL SHOWED LNDG LIH WITH 6.0 FUEL. ATIS ADVERTISED 5 MI AND 1200 FT BROKEN. FLEW VOR RWY 21 APCH TO MINIMUMS TO A MISSED APCH DUE TO RAIN SHOWERS AND POOR VISIBILITY. FLEW STRAIGHT TO HNL AND BLOCKED IN WITH 2.6 FUEL (WE HAD ADDED 1.0 CLRED FUEL). MANY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WRONG BURN RATE FOR ACFT; FLT PLAN PLANNED AT MACH .77; WINDS MORE THAN DOUBLE FORECAST IN SOME AREAS; ATIS AT ARR INACCURATE; BAD ARR FORECAST FOR LIH (NO ALTERNATE). I AM DONE PLANNING MINIMUM FUEL AT ARR TO SAVE THE COMPANY MONEY. IT ISN'T SAFE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT MACH .77 FLT PLAN WAS SLOWER THAN USUAL; WHICH DID NOT ALLOW FOR ADJUSTING CRUISE SPEED TO CONSERVE FUEL. WHEN WINDS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE LESS FAVORABLE DURING CRUISE; LANDING FUEL WAS STILL PROJECTED AT APPROX ONE HOUR FUEL REMAINING AT TOUCHDOWN. EVEN THOUGH THE ATIS FOR ARRIVAL INDICATED 5 MILES VISIBILITY; A RAIN SHOWER PREVENTED THE FLT CREW FROM OBTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT; SO THE FLT CREW DIVERTED TO HNL. AN ALTERNATE WAS NOT PLANNED FOR THE DEST; AND THE CLEARED FUEL WAS BASED UPON HAVING SUFFICIENT FUEL ONBOARD AT THE PET. THE FLT CREW DECLARED MIN FUEL; AND THEY LANDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 25 MIN FUEL REMAINING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B757-200 overwater flight executed missed approach due to poor visibility at destination; and the flight crew diverted. Flight landed with 25 min fuel remaining.