ILS turned off for switching runways while large transport still on approach in IMC at 400'.

Attributes
ACN	127542
Time
Date	198911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	127542
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

We were last aircraft on ILS approach to 23L at cleveland before airport switched to approach to 5R. We were at 400' AGL still IMC when the ILS signal to 23L went off the air, so we performed a go-around and did an approach and landing to 5R. Arrival controller did not check with tower before switching ILS. We were left in the lurch at 400' IMC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ILS TURNED OFF FOR SWITCHING RWYS WHILE LGT STILL ON APCH IN IMC AT 400'.

Narrative: WE WERE LAST ACFT ON ILS APCH TO 23L AT CLEVELAND BEFORE ARPT SWITCHED TO APCH TO 5R. WE WERE AT 400' AGL STILL IMC WHEN THE ILS SIGNAL TO 23L WENT OFF THE AIR, SO WE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND DID AN APCH AND LNDG TO 5R. ARR CTLR DID NOT CHECK WITH TWR BEFORE SWITCHING ILS. WE WERE LEFT IN THE LURCH AT 400' IMC.

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.