Maneuvering around radar echoes and vectored by approach control, reporter flight crew suspects they flew close to P56. Approach control gave an intercept heading for the approach, but the flight crew was too close and high and did a go around.

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Attributes
ACN	334960
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	334960
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While diverting around the eastern side of dca, in all of the thunderstorm avoidance flight turning wbound and close to dca did not verify exact radial/DME to avoid flying over P56. Also, when given turn to intercept final for rosslyn lda, left turn to intercept was made vice possible instructions to make the turn a right one. Aircraft was dodging numerous radar echoes to find the best course. Approach was abandoned when intercept and proper altitude loss within close proximity to field was not obtained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MANEUVERING AROUND RADAR ECHOES AND VECTORED BY APCH CTL, RPTR FLC SUSPECTS THEY FLEW CLOSE TO P56. APCH CTL GAVE AN INTERCEPT HDG FOR THE APCH, BUT THE FLC WAS TOO CLOSE AND HIGH AND DID A GAR.

Narrative: WHILE DIVERTING AROUND THE EASTERN SIDE OF DCA, IN ALL OF THE TSTM AVOIDANCE FLT TURNING WBOUND AND CLOSE TO DCA DID NOT VERIFY EXACT RADIAL/DME TO AVOID FLYING OVER P56. ALSO, WHEN GIVEN TURN TO INTERCEPT FINAL FOR ROSSLYN LDA, L TURN TO INTERCEPT WAS MADE VICE POSSIBLE INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THE TURN A R ONE. ACFT WAS DODGING NUMEROUS RADAR ECHOES TO FIND THE BEST COURSE. APCH WAS ABANDONED WHEN INTERCEPT AND PROPER ALT LOSS WITHIN CLOSE PROX TO FIELD WAS NOT OBTAINED.

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.