An atx pilot descended when he should have continued climbing on a missed approach procedure.

Attributes
ACN	259879
Time
Date	199312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fty
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fty
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	259879
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach, WX went below minimums. I saw ground lights at decision ht out my side window. Copilot called missed approach, no runway in sight. I applied full power and started a climb. I called flaps to 20 degrees. I started to feel a little dizzy and tried to get my bearings by fixating on 1 instrument. I lost altitude. When the copilot called out altitude lost, I tried to recover. I told the copilot to take the airplane for a few mins. We flew into VFR WX and I got my bearings back and took over the airplane again. The WX went above approach minimums and I flew the approach a second time. I concentrated on not looking out the side window and staying on instruments. This approach went uneventfully. I feel what happened to me was a good case of vertigo and I should have not looked outside but should have stayed on the instruments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PLT DSNDED WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED CLBING ON A MISSED APCH PROC.

Narrative: ON APCH, WX WENT BELOW MINIMUMS. I SAW GND LIGHTS AT DECISION HT OUT MY SIDE WINDOW. COPLT CALLED MISSED APCH, NO RWY IN SIGHT. I APPLIED FULL PWR AND STARTED A CLB. I CALLED FLAPS TO 20 DEGS. I STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE DIZZY AND TRIED TO GET MY BEARINGS BY FIXATING ON 1 INST. I LOST ALT. WHEN THE COPLT CALLED OUT ALT LOST, I TRIED TO RECOVER. I TOLD THE COPLT TO TAKE THE AIRPLANE FOR A FEW MINS. WE FLEW INTO VFR WX AND I GOT MY BEARINGS BACK AND TOOK OVER THE AIRPLANE AGAIN. THE WX WENT ABOVE APCH MINIMUMS AND I FLEW THE APCH A SECOND TIME. I CONCENTRATED ON NOT LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW AND STAYING ON INSTS. THIS APCH WENT UNEVENTFULLY. I FEEL WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WAS A GOOD CASE OF VERTIGO AND I SHOULD HAVE NOT LOOKED OUTSIDE BUT SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON THE INSTS.

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.