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Flight crew of a widebody transport failed to notify ARTCC controller that they were making a missed approach and making go around. They also failed to close their flight plan in a timely manner.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : osc |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 3200 agl bound upper : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 364266 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared by ATC for an ILS to runway 24 at oscoda after a gear down, unpressurized flight from mia, due to damage to the aircraft sustained during a landing in manasus, brazil. We crossed the IAF and I don't believe we called 'commencing approach.' shortly after we became established on the localizer, we broke off the approach, ie, executed a missed approach at 3200 ft. Due to a flickering localizer flag, returned to the IAF and began another approach. Again, I don't believe we reported a missed approach or commencing another approach. This approach was successful, and we landed and taxied in without incident. However, due to confusion in the cockpit with a gaggle of maintenance personnel, we did not close out our flight plan at that time. However, about 10 mins later, we asked our dispatch department, over the phone, to close out the flight plan for us. They said they would. I believe the lack of ATC calls (if any) was due to concern over deteriorating WX and confusion about the controling ATC facility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB FAILED TO NOTIFY ARTCC CTLR THAT THEY WERE MAKING A MISSED APCH AND MAKING GAR. THEY ALSO FAILED TO CLOSE THEIR FLT PLAN IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY ATC FOR AN ILS TO RWY 24 AT OSCODA AFTER A GEAR DOWN, UNPRESSURIZED FLT FROM MIA, DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT SUSTAINED DURING A LNDG IN MANASUS, BRAZIL. WE CROSSED THE IAF AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE CALLED 'COMMENCING APCH.' SHORTLY AFTER WE BECAME ESTABLISHED ON THE LOC, WE BROKE OFF THE APCH, IE, EXECUTED A MISSED APCH AT 3200 FT. DUE TO A FLICKERING LOC FLAG, RETURNED TO THE IAF AND BEGAN ANOTHER APCH. AGAIN, I DON'T BELIEVE WE RPTED A MISSED APCH OR COMMENCING ANOTHER APCH. THIS APCH WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND WE LANDED AND TAXIED IN WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, DUE TO CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT WITH A GAGGLE OF MAINT PERSONNEL, WE DID NOT CLOSE OUT OUR FLT PLAN AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, ABOUT 10 MINS LATER, WE ASKED OUR DISPATCH DEPT, OVER THE PHONE, TO CLOSE OUT THE FLT PLAN FOR US. THEY SAID THEY WOULD. I BELIEVE THE LACK OF ATC CALLS (IF ANY) WAS DUE TO CONCERN OVER DETERIORATING WX AND CONFUSION ABOUT THE CTLING ATC FACILITY.
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.