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Cpr light transport on visual VOR DME a approach to runway 24. On left downwind turning base and final, the sun position blocked their vision of the runway resulting in overshoot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : teb artcc : ztl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : circling arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 364700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We did the VOR/DME a circling approach to runway 24 at teb. The approach takes you over teb mid-field for l-hand traffic to runway 24. We crossed mid-field and turned left downwind for runway 24. The PF was looking at teb runway 24 from the left seat. I could not see the runway. The sun was just above the horizontal and made the airport very difficult to see. When we were cleared for the visual, the PF overshot the final due to the sun's position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR LTT ON VISUAL VOR DME A APCH TO RWY 24. ON L DOWNWIND TURNING BASE AND FINAL, THE SUN POS BLOCKED THEIR VISION OF THE RWY RESULTING IN OVERSHOOT.
Narrative: WE DID THE VOR/DME A CIRCLING APCH TO RWY 24 AT TEB. THE APCH TAKES YOU OVER TEB MID-FIELD FOR L-HAND TFC TO RWY 24. WE CROSSED MID-FIELD AND TURNED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. THE PF WAS LOOKING AT TEB RWY 24 FROM THE L SEAT. I COULD NOT SEE THE RWY. THE SUN WAS JUST ABOVE THE HORIZ AND MADE THE ARPT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL, THE PF OVERSHOT THE FINAL DUE TO THE SUN'S POS.
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.