Air carrier medium large transport had to make a go around from unstabilized approach into lax with ...

Attributes
ACN	129349
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	129349
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to accumulated fatigue from a trip that flies 2 duty periods in 24 hours (night, sleep day, night, sleep part of night, day-type flying), both copilot and I were really beat. We were above G/south and fast. At approximately 400, with G/south just off the peg (high), the G/south bar seemed to zoom down to a low position. First officer did a go around. We didn't have time or mental sharpness to try to figure out what happened. Second approach was better, but the obvious signs of fatigue from 'circadian desynchronosis' was obvious from the #'south and types of atypical errors made by both of us during remainder of flight. Situation could be remedied by better, more human factors planning by company to either shorten the 13-hour day following the all-nighter combination. Next trip we managed to get some rest prior to flight by getting a hotel room at the dfw for the 4 hour situation between flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HAD TO MAKE A GO AROUND FROM UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO LAX WITH A 400' CEILING.

Narrative: DUE TO ACCUMULATED FATIGUE FROM A TRIP THAT FLIES 2 DUTY PERIODS IN 24 HRS (NIGHT, SLEEP DAY, NIGHT, SLEEP PART OF NIGHT, DAY-TYPE FLYING), BOTH COPLT AND I WERE REALLY BEAT. WE WERE ABOVE G/S AND FAST. AT APPROX 400, WITH G/S JUST OFF THE PEG (HIGH), THE G/S BAR SEEMED TO ZOOM DOWN TO A LOW POS. F/O DID A GAR. WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME OR MENTAL SHARPNESS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. SECOND APCH WAS BETTER, BUT THE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF FATIGUE FROM 'CIRCADIAN DESYNCHRONOSIS' WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE #'S AND TYPES OF ATYPICAL ERRORS MADE BY BOTH OF US DURING REMAINDER OF FLT. SITUATION COULD BE REMEDIED BY BETTER, MORE HUMAN FACTORS PLANNING BY COMPANY TO EITHER SHORTEN THE 13-HR DAY FOLLOWING THE ALL-NIGHTER COMBINATION. NEXT TRIP WE MANAGED TO GET SOME REST PRIOR TO FLT BY GETTING A HOTEL ROOM AT THE DFW FOR THE 4 HR SIT BTWN FLTS.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport had to make a go around from unstabilized approach into lax with a 400' ceiling.