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Pilot of small aircraft executing missed approach questioned by ARTCC why he did not follow missed approach procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pwl |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : v93 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 122503 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I missed the approach into 4YN due to low clouds and 0 visibility at the MDA. When I declared a miss, pou radio advised me to contact bos. Center gave me the following instructions: 'proceed direct kingston, direct pawling, climb and maintain 3000, report reaching.' I read back the clearance, asking the controller to verify the 'direct kingston' (this made no sense to me). He then said to proceed direct pawling, 'when level 3000' (a different instruction completely). I did so. He then asked my distance from pawling (I could approximate west/O DME). He 'wondered' why I did not proceed direct ign first. I told him that I complied with his most recent instruction. He then asked me if the missed approach was 'planned.' I realized then that he thought that my flight was a training mission. This aggravated me because of the unprofessional assumption on his part clearly led to haphazard controling. I fly commuter airlines for a living and I feel all aircraft under IFR clrncs have equal importance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA EXECUTING MISSED APCH QUESTIONED BY ARTCC WHY HE DID NOT FOLLOW MISSED APCH PROC.
Narrative: I MISSED THE APCH INTO 4YN DUE TO LOW CLOUDS AND 0 VISIBILITY AT THE MDA. WHEN I DECLARED A MISS, POU RADIO ADVISED ME TO CONTACT BOS. CENTER GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: 'PROCEED DIRECT KINGSTON, DIRECT PAWLING, CLB AND MAINTAIN 3000, RPT REACHING.' I READ BACK THE CLRNC, ASKING THE CTLR TO VERIFY THE 'DIRECT KINGSTON' (THIS MADE NO SENSE TO ME). HE THEN SAID TO PROCEED DIRECT PAWLING, 'WHEN LEVEL 3000' (A DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION COMPLETELY). I DID SO. HE THEN ASKED MY DISTANCE FROM PAWLING (I COULD APPROXIMATE W/O DME). HE 'WONDERED' WHY I DID NOT PROCEED DIRECT IGN FIRST. I TOLD HIM THAT I COMPLIED WITH HIS MOST RECENT INSTRUCTION. HE THEN ASKED ME IF THE MISSED APCH WAS 'PLANNED.' I REALIZED THEN THAT HE THOUGHT THAT MY FLT WAS A TRNING MISSION. THIS AGGRAVATED ME BECAUSE OF THE UNPROFESSIONAL ASSUMPTION ON HIS PART CLEARLY LED TO HAPHAZARD CTLING. I FLY COMMUTER AIRLINES FOR A LIVING AND I FEEL ALL ACFT UNDER IFR CLRNCS HAVE EQUAL IMPORTANCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.