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Pilot of atx cargo flight executes missed approach from lci and overshoots his missed approach altitude by 1200 ft due to the distraction of terrain clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lci |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mht |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 209714 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was executing a missed approach from the NDB runway 8 approach to lci. Manchester approach told me to fly the published missed, which was a climbing left turn back to the NDB and up to 3800 ft. Before I realized it, I was at 5000 ft. Just as I realized error, manchester approach told me to climb and maintain 6000 ft. I continued the climb and nothing more was said about my error. I believe that this altitude bust came about because of the topography at lci. The airport is nestled between 3 ridges with little margin for error. When the time was up to execute the missed approach, all I wanted to do was climb to get away from the ridges. I continued the climb not even thinking where I was to level off. To prevent a recurrence, the airplane needs to be flown by the numbers and not by instincts of 'all I want to do is climb.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF ATX CARGO FLT EXECUTES MISSED APCH FROM LCI AND OVERSHOOTS HIS MISSED APCH ALT BY 1200 FT DUE TO THE DISTR OF TERRAIN CLRNC.
Narrative: I WAS EXECUTING A MISSED APCH FROM THE NDB RWY 8 APCH TO LCI. MANCHESTER APCH TOLD ME TO FLY THE PUBLISHED MISSED, WHICH WAS A CLBING L TURN BACK TO THE NDB AND UP TO 3800 FT. BEFORE I REALIZED IT, I WAS AT 5000 FT. JUST AS I REALIZED ERROR, MANCHESTER APCH TOLD ME TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 6000 FT. I CONTINUED THE CLB AND NOTHING MORE WAS SAID ABOUT MY ERROR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ALT BUST CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY AT LCI. THE ARPT IS NESTLED BTWN 3 RIDGES WITH LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR. WHEN THE TIME WAS UP TO EXECUTE THE MISSED APCH, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS CLB TO GET AWAY FROM THE RIDGES. I CONTINUED THE CLB NOT EVEN THINKING WHERE I WAS TO LEVEL OFF. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, THE AIRPLANE NEEDS TO BE FLOWN BY THE NUMBERS AND NOT BY INSTINCTS OF 'ALL I WANT TO DO IS CLB.'
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.