During an ILS approach, the pilot of a piper PA28 turned the wrong way and heading when making a missed approach procedure while keeping a helicopter in sight that crossed in front of him on the approach.

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Attributes
ACN	435829
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fmy.ils
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : fmy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 5
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fmy.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 237 flight time type : 237
ASRS Report	435829
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a new instrument pilot and was practicing an ILS approach into page field. The approach had given me my missed approach instructions of a heading of 310 degrees. A helicopter passed right through my approach path on the ILS approach approximately 3/4 mi from my missed approach point. Approach instructed me to remain VFR on traffic and I acknowledged. I was distraction by sequence of events and made a right turn to 180 degrees instead of 310 degrees on missed. In practicing my missed over the last few months, I have always used rsw international on my practice ILS approachs. Their missed is a right turnout on missed. I guess I just instinctively turn right without thinking. Approach gave me a severe reprimand. No traffic was compromised. This has taught me a lesson I will always remember.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AN ILS APCH, THE PLT OF A PIPER PA28 TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND HDG WHEN MAKING A MISSED APCH PROC WHILE KEEPING A HELI IN SIGHT THAT CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIM ON THE APCH.

Narrative: I AM A NEW INST PLT AND WAS PRACTICING AN ILS APCH INTO PAGE FIELD. THE APCH HAD GIVEN ME MY MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS OF A HDG OF 310 DEGS. A HELI PASSED RIGHT THROUGH MY APCH PATH ON THE ILS APCH APPROX 3/4 MI FROM MY MISSED APCH POINT. APCH INSTRUCTED ME TO REMAIN VFR ON TFC AND I ACKNOWLEDGED. I WAS DISTR BY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND MADE A R TURN TO 180 DEGS INSTEAD OF 310 DEGS ON MISSED. IN PRACTICING MY MISSED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE ALWAYS USED RSW INTL ON MY PRACTICE ILS APCHS. THEIR MISSED IS A R TURNOUT ON MISSED. I GUESS I JUST INSTINCTIVELY TURN R WITHOUT THINKING. APCH GAVE ME A SEVERE REPRIMAND. NO TFC WAS COMPROMISED. THIS HAS TAUGHT ME A LESSON I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

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.