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C421 pilot was not prepared to miss the approach and overshot the published altitude while flying the missed approach procedure. He had received a more favorable report from a nearby airport and did not anticipate the WX to be below landing minimums. Altitude deviation altitude overshot during missed approach procedure. WX less than ldng minimums.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sac airport : o41 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : suu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 328710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance 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:
I was flying the VOR a approach at watts-woodland, ca. I executed the missed approach. Missed approach altitude is 1600 ft, and climbing through 2000 ft travis asked my altitude. I noted my altitude and started down to 1600 ft, travis advised he had cleared me to 1600 ft, and then cleared me to 5000 ft, and gave me radar vectors to my alternate airport. What caused the problem was not being prepared for the missed approach. WX at smf was way above the minimums for this approach. I had a mindset that I would see the airport. Not seeing the airport and trying to figure out the missed approach caused the altitude problem. To prevent this from happening again, fly every approach like it's going to miss. Brief the approach to yourself before the FAF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C421 PLT WAS NOT PREPARED TO MISS THE APCH AND OVERSHOT THE PUBLISHED ALT WHILE FLYING THE MISSED APCH PROC. HE HAD RECEIVED A MORE FAVORABLE RPT FROM A NEARBY ARPT AND DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE WX TO BE BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT DURING MISSED APCH PROC. WX LESS THAN LDNG MINIMUMS.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE VOR A APCH AT WATTS-WOODLAND, CA. I EXECUTED THE MISSED APCH. MISSED APCH ALT IS 1600 FT, AND CLBING THROUGH 2000 FT TRAVIS ASKED MY ALT. I NOTED MY ALT AND STARTED DOWN TO 1600 FT, TRAVIS ADVISED HE HAD CLRED ME TO 1600 FT, AND THEN CLRED ME TO 5000 FT, AND GAVE ME RADAR VECTORS TO MY ALTERNATE ARPT. WHAT CAUSED THE PROB WAS NOT BEING PREPARED FOR THE MISSED APCH. WX AT SMF WAS WAY ABOVE THE MINIMUMS FOR THIS APCH. I HAD A MINDSET THAT I WOULD SEE THE ARPT. NOT SEEING THE ARPT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE MISSED APCH CAUSED THE ALT PROB. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, FLY EVERY APCH LIKE IT'S GOING TO MISS. BRIEF THE APCH TO YOURSELF BEFORE THE FAF.
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.