A twin comanche pilot became task saturated during an IMC arrival to dal and was directed to go-arou...

Attributes
ACN	1205170
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DAL.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	STAR KNEAD6
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Tablet
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 4385 Flight Crew Type 3774
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

On left down wind in IMC at 3000' to land at dal. Advised runway would be 13L. Using ipad; I was trying to find chart for 13L while being given rapid succession instructions by a very fast-talking controller. I was having trouble locating the ILS 13L chart from a long list on the ipad while executing rapid-succession instructions and responding. Later; I counted 18 approaches in the list. When I did not get lined up on the localizer; controller instructed me to break off approach and climb to 3000'. I did not do so quickly enough to satisfy the controller.second approach was made with a different controller who spoke slowly enough for me to understand and follow each instruction. By then I had opened the chart for ILS 13L on the ipad and completed the approach and landing with no problem.as an aside; the next morning in preparing to leave; the person who was giving me my clearance appeared to be the first controller from the previous day. Again; she spoke so fast that in the dark I could not write the clearance as fast as she was speaking. It took 3 attempts.new sids; stars and approaches had been put into effect for the whole dallas-ft worth region just a few hours prior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Twin Comanche pilot became task saturated during an IMC arrival to DAL and was directed to go-around by ATC when he failed to capture the 13L localizer as cleared. Heavy radio traffic; a fast talking controller and difficulty accessing the correct approach page from his electronic tablet were cited as contributing factors.

Narrative: On left down wind in IMC at 3000' to land at DAL. Advised runway would be 13L. Using iPAD; I was trying to find chart for 13L while being given rapid succession instructions by a very fast-talking controller. I was having trouble locating the ILS 13L chart from a long list on the iPAD while executing rapid-succession instructions and responding. Later; I counted 18 approaches in the list. When I did not get lined up on the localizer; controller instructed me to break off approach and climb to 3000'. I did not do so quickly enough to satisfy the controller.Second approach was made with a different controller who spoke slowly enough for me to understand and follow each instruction. By then I had opened the chart for ILS 13L on the iPAD and completed the approach and landing with no problem.As an aside; the next morning in preparing to leave; the person who was giving me my clearance appeared to be the first controller from the previous day. Again; she spoke so fast that in the dark I could not write the clearance as fast as she was speaking. It took 3 attempts.New SIDs; STARs and approaches had been put into effect for the whole Dallas-Ft Worth region just a few hours prior.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.