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GA small aircraft altitude deviation track heading deviation on go around from IAP ILS approach that got away from the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yng |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1126 msl bound upper : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yng |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 195933 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My wife, baby and I were flying for 3 hours. IMC had been cloud bank for 40 mins. #1 navigation/communication intermittent. Received instructions for ILS runway at yng. Set up radios (#1 working at this time), trimmed plane for descent. Approach control said I blew through localizer. GS didn't come in either. Missed approach to VOR approach on bottom radio. Blew localizer again, never picked up signal. Third attempt to follow. At this time I had vertigo very badly. I had failed to readjust this trim on missed approach because I was fooling with new frequency and settings on radio. As a result I had to give all concentration to a pitch problem that had developed. At one point, I was gaining/loosing approximately 500-700 ft with each pitch. At one point I felt the plane was going to stall. When I finally got the plane pitched properly my altitude was off by over 300 ft. Query from control to maintain 3000 ft was acknowledged by me, but my concentration on other factors (heading, radios, vector compliance, crying baby, panicked wife) kept me from changing the altitude I was presently at, 2600 ft. Frankly, I was scared another pitch problem would develop. Flight ended up in a 'no gyroscope' ASR approach with visible identify of runway on final. All of this took place in solid cloud cover.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ALTDEV TRACK HDG DEV ON GAR FROM IAP ILS APCH THAT GOT AWAY FROM THE RPTR.
Narrative: MY WIFE, BABY AND I WERE FLYING FOR 3 HRS. IMC HAD BEEN CLOUD BANK FOR 40 MINS. #1 NAV/COM INTERMITTENT. RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FOR ILS RWY AT YNG. SET UP RADIOS (#1 WORKING AT THIS TIME), TRIMMED PLANE FOR DSCNT. APCH CTL SAID I BLEW THROUGH LOC. GS DIDN'T COME IN EITHER. MISSED APCH TO VOR APCH ON BOTTOM RADIO. BLEW LOC AGAIN, NEVER PICKED UP SIGNAL. THIRD ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW. AT THIS TIME I HAD VERTIGO VERY BADLY. I HAD FAILED TO READJUST THIS TRIM ON MISSED APCH BECAUSE I WAS FOOLING WITH NEW FREQ AND SETTINGS ON RADIO. AS A RESULT I HAD TO GIVE ALL CONCENTRATION TO A PITCH PROBLEM THAT HAD DEVELOPED. AT ONE POINT, I WAS GAINING/LOOSING APPROX 500-700 FT WITH EACH PITCH. AT ONE POINT I FELT THE PLANE WAS GOING TO STALL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE PLANE PITCHED PROPERLY MY ALT WAS OFF BY OVER 300 FT. QUERY FROM CTL TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ME, BUT MY CONCENTRATION ON OTHER FACTORS (HDG, RADIOS, VECTOR COMPLIANCE, CRYING BABY, PANICKED WIFE) KEPT ME FROM CHANGING THE ALT I WAS PRESENTLY AT, 2600 FT. FRANKLY, I WAS SCARED ANOTHER PITCH PROBLEM WOULD DEVELOP. FLT ENDED UP IN A 'NO GYROSCOPE' ASR APCH WITH VISIBLE IDENT OF RWY ON FINAL. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN SOLID CLOUD COVER.
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.