Narrative:

WX reported message kilo M19 broken 40 broken 200 overcast 10 mi 69/62 09015 993 roslyn lda 18 approach. WX on the approach from the northwest was lower. We saw the river and runway exactly at 1100' MSL and at the 3.5 fix. The problem arose due to a poor selection of approach and runway selection by dca approach control based upon actual WX, winds and forecasts, coupled by a poor vector to the final approach course which was approximately 100 degree intercept with an immediate capture by the flight directors and autoplts within our aircraft. To complicate matters, we experienced a momentary loss of a valid G/south signal which required a recycling of the flight directors and autoplts, which is critical at this point in time on this type of approach. I disconnected the autoplts and hand flew the remainder of the approach. In a situation like this where the WX is bad and forecast to deteriorate, ATC should plan ahead and utilize the approach and runway that will preclude the possibility of missed approachs which result in lengthy delays and added workloads upon both controllers and pilots. Based upon current WX, forecast, turbulence, winds, etc an ILS 36 should have been the only logical approach utilized. Upon our departure the approach and departure was changed to a runway 36 operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC COMPLAINT OF APCH SELECTION PROC AS WELL AS POOR HANDLING ON A VECTOR FOR THE APCH. WX FACTORS WERE STATED TO BE DETERIORATING.

Narrative: WX RPTED MESSAGE KILO M19 BROKEN 40 BROKEN 200 OVCST 10 MI 69/62 09015 993 ROSLYN LDA 18 APCH. WX ON THE APCH FROM THE NW WAS LOWER. WE SAW THE RIVER AND RWY EXACTLY AT 1100' MSL AND AT THE 3.5 FIX. THE PROB AROSE DUE TO A POOR SELECTION OF APCH AND RWY SELECTION BY DCA APCH CTL BASED UPON ACTUAL WX, WINDS AND FORECASTS, COUPLED BY A POOR VECTOR TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE WHICH WAS APPROX 100 DEG INTERCEPT WITH AN IMMEDIATE CAPTURE BY THE FLT DIRECTORS AND AUTOPLTS WITHIN OUR ACFT. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS, WE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF A VALID G/S SIGNAL WHICH REQUIRED A RECYCLING OF THE FLT DIRECTORS AND AUTOPLTS, WHICH IS CRITICAL AT THIS POINT IN TIME ON THIS TYPE OF APCH. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLTS AND HAND FLEW THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH. IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHERE THE WX IS BAD AND FORECAST TO DETERIORATE, ATC SHOULD PLAN AHEAD AND UTILIZE THE APCH AND RWY THAT WILL PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF MISSED APCHS WHICH RESULT IN LENGTHY DELAYS AND ADDED WORKLOADS UPON BOTH CTLRS AND PLTS. BASED UPON CURRENT WX, FORECAST, TURB, WINDS, ETC AN ILS 36 SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONLY LOGICAL APCH UTILIZED. UPON OUR DEP THE APCH AND DEP WAS CHANGED TO A RWY 36 OPERATION.

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.