On Jan 31st 2013 the lead investigator said in an interview, that the actual horizontal visibility was at 300 meters and vertical at 30 meters, requiring a CatIIIb capability, the crew was thus not permitted to land in these conditions, however was permitted to descend down to decision height (30 meters for this particular CRJ-200). The weather service of the airport reported even worse conditions with a RVR of 200 meters and vertical visibility of 20 meters, which would require CatIIIc capability to land. The aircraft had planned for two alternate aerodromes, Karagranda and Astana, and carried sufficient fuel to reach either alternate after a go-around.
). Могли наблюдать полосу и при замеренной видимости 200м (на замеренную видимость влияет несолько факторов и иногда замеренное значение в разы хуже фактического). На эти вопросы ответят только магнитофоны.
