<< >> NASA ASRS Report 416434, October 1998

PA28 pilot made multiple approachs and missed approachs with track and altdevs prior to safe landing at luk.

Attributes
ACN	416434
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mxp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 475 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	416434
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight plan to cincinnati area. Had plate out for hamilton airport, localizer approach, but localizer OTS. Received authority/authorized for NDB approach vectors. Could not produce plates in time, lost in cockpit. Missed approach. ATC vectored to 2600 ft minimum but unable to see airport. Received vectors to back course approach at luk, but missed. Messed up approach again due to failure to produce plates from cockpit. Executed missed approach and received vectors for ILS to opposite end of same runway. No further difficulties. Landed without incident. Some altitude excursions during these maneuvers due to nervousness, passenger distrs and IMC/turbulence conditions. Notes: ATC performed admirably when faced with nervous pilot. Smoothed entire process to allow safe handling, comfortable outcome. This pilot learned much about: 1) CRM. 2) extra pressures imposed by intimidation of carrying passenger while dealing with busy, unfamiliar airspace.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT MADE MULTIPLE APCHS AND MISSED APCHS WITH TRACK AND ALTDEVS PRIOR TO SAFE LNDG AT LUK.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN TO CINCINNATI AREA. HAD PLATE OUT FOR HAMILTON ARPT, LOC APCH, BUT LOC OTS. RECEIVED AUTH FOR NDB APCH VECTORS. COULD NOT PRODUCE PLATES IN TIME, LOST IN COCKPIT. MISSED APCH. ATC VECTORED TO 2600 FT MINIMUM BUT UNABLE TO SEE ARPT. RECEIVED VECTORS TO BACK COURSE APCH AT LUK, BUT MISSED. MESSED UP APCH AGAIN DUE TO FAILURE TO PRODUCE PLATES FROM COCKPIT. EXECUTED MISSED APCH AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR ILS TO OPPOSITE END OF SAME RWY. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOME ALT EXCURSIONS DURING THESE MANEUVERS DUE TO NERVOUSNESS, PAX DISTRS AND IMC/TURB CONDITIONS. NOTES: ATC PERFORMED ADMIRABLY WHEN FACED WITH NERVOUS PLT. SMOOTHED ENTIRE PROCESS TO ALLOW SAFE HANDLING, COMFORTABLE OUTCOME. THIS PLT LEARNED MUCH ABOUT: 1) CRM. 2) EXTRA PRESSURES IMPOSED BY INTIMIDATION OF CARRYING PAX WHILE DEALING WITH BUSY, UNFAMILIAR AIRSPACE.

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.