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Non adherence to ATC procedure in failing to make a missed approach when airport not found after IAP VOR DME approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 237873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : emt |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 237873 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on a VOR/DME approach at minimums in the vicinity of the airport in smoggy/sunny conditions (at 2.5 SM visibility/no clouds) and couldn't find runway in the congested murk (my first visit to this metropolitan los angeles airport). When ATCT asked where I was, I told him I was over some lakes/ponds. An unidented voice indicated that the airport was at 005 degrees so I took a look, thought I saw it and turned towards it. Alas, it was not the airport. By now, I was at about 1500 ft AGL and in VFR conditions so I cancelled my IFR and relocated the airport in VFR by flying the LORAN (god bless lorans!). I should have executed the missed approach but the airport seemed within reach and with 2.5 SM visibility a little searching around in the murk did not seem unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON ADHERENCE TO ATC PROC IN FAILING TO MAKE A MISSED APCH WHEN ARPT NOT FOUND AFTER IAP VOR DME APCH.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VOR/DME APCH AT MINIMUMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT IN SMOGGY/SUNNY CONDITIONS (AT 2.5 SM VISIBILITY/NO CLOUDS) AND COULDN'T FIND RWY IN THE CONGESTED MURK (MY FIRST VISIT TO THIS METRO LOS ANGELES ARPT). WHEN ATCT ASKED WHERE I WAS, I TOLD HIM I WAS OVER SOME LAKES/PONDS. AN UNIDENTED VOICE INDICATED THAT THE ARPT WAS AT 005 DEGS SO I TOOK A LOOK, THOUGHT I SAW IT AND TURNED TOWARDS IT. ALAS, IT WAS NOT THE ARPT. BY NOW, I WAS AT ABOUT 1500 FT AGL AND IN VFR CONDITIONS SO I CANCELLED MY IFR AND RELOCATED THE ARPT IN VFR BY FLYING THE LORAN (GOD BLESS LORANS!). I SHOULD HAVE EXECUTED THE MISSED APCH BUT THE ARPT SEEMED WITHIN REACH AND WITH 2.5 SM VISIBILITY A LITTLE SEARCHING AROUND IN THE MURK DID NOT SEEM UNSAFE.
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.