Late descent on VOR approach causes reporter to have to circle to land.

Attributes
ACN	147005
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lxn
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : circling arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	147005
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was IFR coming from cozad, northeast, to lexington, northeast, to shoot a VOR 14 approach and ZDV was very busy and they gave me an altimeter setting, maintain 4500' until shron intersection, which I was already there and was clear for the approach. I rush through the approach down to MDA (minimum descent altitude) and came out on the approach half way down the runway. The problem was I was too fast and had to do a circle to land for the safety of my own judgement. After I landed, I notice that my altimeter was not set with what ZDV gave me. It show me off 75'. The problem started from the start of the approach when ZDV was busy and should of clear me for the approach 5 mins before getting to FAF (shron intersection) and I was so busy I forgot to set the altimeter. The action I took was to do a circle to land to a safe landing. The action to circle to land was for my safety and I should of did a miss approach from the beginning. ATC should of started the approach clearance a lot quicker then they did which made it a lot harder for me to do. I was by myself and felt very comfortable what I did and nobody was hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LATE DESCENT ON VOR APCH CAUSES REPORTER TO HAVE TO CIRCLE TO LAND.

Narrative: I WAS IFR COMING FROM COZAD, NE, TO LEXINGTON, NE, TO SHOOT A VOR 14 APCH AND ZDV WAS VERY BUSY AND THEY GAVE ME AN ALTIMETER SETTING, MAINTAIN 4500' UNTIL SHRON INTXN, WHICH I WAS ALREADY THERE AND WAS CLR FOR THE APCH. I RUSH THROUGH THE APCH DOWN TO MDA (MINIMUM DSNT ALT) AND CAME OUT ON THE APCH HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY. THE PROB WAS I WAS TOO FAST AND HAD TO DO A CIRCLE TO LAND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY OWN JUDGEMENT. AFTER I LANDED, I NOTICE THAT MY ALTIMETER WAS NOT SET WITH WHAT ZDV GAVE ME. IT SHOW ME OFF 75'. THE PROB STARTED FROM THE START OF THE APCH WHEN ZDV WAS BUSY AND SHOULD OF CLR ME FOR THE APCH 5 MINS BEFORE GETTING TO FAF (SHRON INTXN) AND I WAS SO BUSY I FORGOT TO SET THE ALTIMETER. THE ACTION I TOOK WAS TO DO A CIRCLE TO LAND TO A SAFE LNDG. THE ACTION TO CIRCLE TO LAND WAS FOR MY SAFETY AND I SHOULD OF DID A MISS APCH FROM THE BEGINNING. ATC SHOULD OF STARTED THE APCH CLRNC A LOT QUICKER THEN THEY DID WHICH MADE IT A LOT HARDER FOR ME TO DO. I WAS BY MYSELF AND FELT VERY COMFORTABLE WHAT I DID AND NOBODY WAS HURT.

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.