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Atx small transport turns straight in on VOR final approach when a 'no procedure turn' approach is not authority/authorized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eni airport : uki |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 143384 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cloud tops were 5000'. I was at 6000'. Flew direct to eni on 315 degree heading. Was cleared for approach and didn't think I had to do a procedure turn because my heading was relatively close to the final approach course. We had all the airspace and had no problem descending to MDA due to high drag confign on the small transport. I was so used to intercepts for approachs I got used to not doing procedure turns--oh well! I'll check closer now. We were only 1000' above the altitude for the intermediate approach segment when crossing the VOR--another reason I didn't consider a procedure turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX SMT TURNS STRAIGHT IN ON VOR FINAL APCH WHEN A 'NO PROC TURN' APCH IS NOT AUTH.
Narrative: CLOUD TOPS WERE 5000'. I WAS AT 6000'. FLEW DIRECT TO ENI ON 315 DEG HDG. WAS CLRED FOR APCH AND DIDN'T THINK I HAD TO DO A PROC TURN BECAUSE MY HDG WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE. WE HAD ALL THE AIRSPACE AND HAD NO PROB DSNDING TO MDA DUE TO HIGH DRAG CONFIGN ON THE SMT. I WAS SO USED TO INTERCEPTS FOR APCHS I GOT USED TO NOT DOING PROC TURNS--OH WELL! I'LL CHK CLOSER NOW. WE WERE ONLY 1000' ABOVE THE ALT FOR THE INTERMEDIATE APCH SEGMENT WHEN XING THE VOR--ANOTHER REASON I DIDN'T CONSIDER A PROC TURN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.