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When the pilot of a BE95 was unable to descend from a straight-in landing approach in time to land, he circled to land, but the circling approach was begun below circling minimums and the pilot overshot final. A late go around was initiated over a house next to the runway, and then the pilot mistakenly flew the reciprocal heading of the missed approach course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : n40 |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abe |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Travelair 95 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : circling approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 336096 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a VOR runway 7 instrument approach to sky manor airport. Saw the airport late, in conditions close to minimums. Thought I could make the runway on a short approach. Passenger distraction and bad execution caused me to turn late to final. Initiated a go around over a house next to the runway, when late turn to final completed. Initiated missed approach incorrectly. Flew reciprocal of missed approach course on HSI. Too busy thinking about aborted landing and thinking about where to go. Noticed missed approach heading mistake about same time as ATC (abe approach) and corrected. Did not attempt another approach at sky manor. Diverted to allentown. Believed I stayed within 10 NM radius of FAF on missed approach, but maybe not. Attempted landing because I already missed at a different airport and wanted to get home. A pilot departing sky manor 20 mins earlier reported that airport was above minimums on ATC frequency. First I had attempted landing straight into runway 7, but I was not in position for a straight in landing. The landing attempt was a circling approach landing, but I started below circling minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN THE PLT OF A BE95 WAS UNABLE TO DSND FROM A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG APCH IN TIME TO LAND, HE CIRCLED TO LAND, BUT THE CIRCLING APCH WAS BEGUN BELOW CIRCLING MINIMUMS AND THE PLT OVERSHOT FINAL. A LATE GAR WAS INITIATED OVER A HOUSE NEXT TO THE RWY, AND THEN THE PLT MISTAKENLY FLEW THE RECIPROCAL HDG OF THE MISSED APCH COURSE.
Narrative: ON A VOR RWY 7 INST APCH TO SKY MANOR ARPT. SAW THE ARPT LATE, IN CONDITIONS CLOSE TO MINIMUMS. THOUGHT I COULD MAKE THE RWY ON A SHORT APCH. PAX DISTR AND BAD EXECUTION CAUSED ME TO TURN LATE TO FINAL. INITIATED A GAR OVER A HOUSE NEXT TO THE RWY, WHEN LATE TURN TO FINAL COMPLETED. INITIATED MISSED APCH INCORRECTLY. FLEW RECIPROCAL OF MISSED APCH COURSE ON HSI. TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT ABORTED LNDG AND THINKING ABOUT WHERE TO GO. NOTICED MISSED APCH HDG MISTAKE ABOUT SAME TIME AS ATC (ABE APCH) AND CORRECTED. DID NOT ATTEMPT ANOTHER APCH AT SKY MANOR. DIVERTED TO ALLENTOWN. BELIEVED I STAYED WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF FAF ON MISSED APCH, BUT MAYBE NOT. ATTEMPTED LNDG BECAUSE I ALREADY MISSED AT A DIFFERENT ARPT AND WANTED TO GET HOME. A PLT DEPARTING SKY MANOR 20 MINS EARLIER RPTED THAT ARPT WAS ABOVE MINIMUMS ON ATC FREQ. FIRST I HAD ATTEMPTED LNDG STRAIGHT INTO RWY 7, BUT I WAS NOT IN POS FOR A STRAIGHT IN LNDG. THE LNDG ATTEMPT WAS A CIRCLING APCH LNDG, BUT I STARTED BELOW CIRCLING MINIMUMS.
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.