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A C441 private pilot descends towards an occupied runway after misunderstanding that he was only cleared for an approach to missed approach minimums at ase, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dbl.vor |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ase.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 448140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Visibility 10+ mi, cavu. Understood cleared for low approach from tower. When well inside missed approach point, tower advised of traffic on runway to go around. We went around. Missed communication with tower whether cleared for low approach or missed approach. There was no conflict with other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C441 PVT PLT DSNDS TOWARDS AN OCCUPIED RWY AFTER MISUNDERSTANDING THAT HE WAS ONLY CLRED FOR AN APCH TO MISSED APCH MINIMUMS AT ASE, CO.
Narrative: VISIBILITY 10+ MI, CAVU. UNDERSTOOD CLRED FOR LOW APCH FROM TWR. WHEN WELL INSIDE MISSED APCH POINT, TWR ADVISED OF TFC ON RWY TO GO AROUND. WE WENT AROUND. MISSED COM WITH TWR WHETHER CLRED FOR LOW APCH OR MISSED APCH. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.
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.