Air carrier flight crew deviated from altitude during go around in adverse WX conditions.

Attributes
ACN	309346
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	309346
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	308760
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
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 runway 25 with GS and localizer capture, airspeed 150 KTS, hit very heavy rain with strong gusts. Airspeed jumped to 170 KTS. Approach said maintain 8000 ft, then turn left 180 degrees. During turn and go around, reconfiguring, flight guidance, altitude went to 8500 ft. Descended to 8000 ft for another approach. Just a bad time and place for a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC DEVIATED FROM ALT DURING GAR IN ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ON APCH RWY 25 WITH GS AND LOC CAPTURE, AIRSPD 150 KTS, HIT VERY HVY RAIN WITH STRONG GUSTS. AIRSPD JUMPED TO 170 KTS. APCH SAID MAINTAIN 8000 FT, THEN TURN L 180 DEGS. DURING TURN AND GAR, RECONFIGURING, FLT GUIDANCE, ALT WENT TO 8500 FT. DSNDED TO 8000 FT FOR ANOTHER APCH. JUST A BAD TIME AND PLACE FOR A GAR.

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.