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B757 aircraft on approach was high and fast in IMC with expect to side step to parallel runway. Reporter first officer, recognizing he was too high and fast to continue a safe approach, commended a missed approach, then overshot the tower assigned altitude which was different from the published missed approach altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 385470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 385262 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
During slam dunk to runway 35C in IMC, and told to expect side step to runway 35L, was unable to get visual on field close enough for safe approach. Executed missed approach at about 2500 ft AGL. Tower directed maintain 3000 ft. In climb, captain called out 3000 ft, but I ballooned through and reached about 3400 ft before getting back down to 3000 ft. Problem was caused by my slow reaction to change in expected missed approach altitude as approach plate missed approach altitude called for 4000 ft, and having no qnh altimeter on right side to facilitate scan as the altimeter was set to QFE. My brain was thinking climb to missed approach altitude, when in fact we just needed to maintain what we had or descend a bit. No conflicts were reported and no TCASII warnings were given. No excuses are intended. I should have done a better job of flying the missed approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 ACFT ON APCH WAS HIGH AND FAST IN IMC WITH EXPECT TO SIDE STEP TO PARALLEL RWY. RPTR FO, RECOGNIZING HE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST TO CONTINUE A SAFE APCH, COMMENDED A MISSED APCH, THEN OVERSHOT THE TWR ASSIGNED ALT WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH ALT.
Narrative: DURING SLAM DUNK TO RWY 35C IN IMC, AND TOLD TO EXPECT SIDE STEP TO RWY 35L, WAS UNABLE TO GET VISUAL ON FIELD CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SAFE APCH. EXECUTED MISSED APCH AT ABOUT 2500 FT AGL. TWR DIRECTED MAINTAIN 3000 FT. IN CLB, CAPT CALLED OUT 3000 FT, BUT I BALLOONED THROUGH AND REACHED ABOUT 3400 FT BEFORE GETTING BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT. PROB WAS CAUSED BY MY SLOW REACTION TO CHANGE IN EXPECTED MISSED APCH ALT AS APCH PLATE MISSED APCH ALT CALLED FOR 4000 FT, AND HAVING NO QNH ALTIMETER ON R SIDE TO FACILITATE SCAN AS THE ALTIMETER WAS SET TO QFE. MY BRAIN WAS THINKING CLB TO MISSED APCH ALT, WHEN IN FACT WE JUST NEEDED TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAD OR DSND A BIT. NO CONFLICTS WERE RPTED AND NO TCASII WARNINGS WERE GIVEN. NO EXCUSES ARE INTENDED. I SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF FLYING THE MISSED APCH.
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.