Narrative:

I was flying from ogden to rexburg and the reported visibility was 9 mi with ceilings of 500 ft. I flew towards rxe and decided that I would prefer to use the ILS in ida. I called center and requested an IFR approach. I accepted vectors to intercept and made the mistake of not keying up the ILS frequency. When the controller informed me that I had flown through the localizer, I quickly reset the radio and recaptured the localizer with the controller's vector. By doing that to stabilize the approach, I finally had a full deflection of the GS indicator at approximately 5600 ft. I called for a missed approach and then started a right climbing turn. With the distraction, I still hadn't keyed up the VOR for the missed, and was informed by center that I was going too far east. They cleared a climb to 10000 ft and I tuned in the VOR and they cleared me to make another approach. I tracked outbound on 023 degree radial, made the procedure turn and made the approach and landed. The 2 major factors were with the first mistake. I should have requested a full approach again with the procedure turn to have tim necessary to set everything up properly. The second factor was that I had never made an approach into idaho falls and that unfamiliarity along with the first mistake began to compound. I have since met with an instructor and gone over the approach to review approach procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT LOSES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH TO IDA.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM OGDEN TO REXBURG AND THE RPTED VISIBILITY WAS 9 MI WITH CEILINGS OF 500 FT. I FLEW TOWARDS RXE AND DECIDED THAT I WOULD PREFER TO USE THE ILS IN IDA. I CALLED CTR AND REQUESTED AN IFR APCH. I ACCEPTED VECTORS TO INTERCEPT AND MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT KEYING UP THE ILS FREQ. WHEN THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE LOC, I QUICKLY RESET THE RADIO AND RECAPTURED THE LOC WITH THE CTLR'S VECTOR. BY DOING THAT TO STABILIZE THE APCH, I FINALLY HAD A FULL DEFLECTION OF THE GS INDICATOR AT APPROX 5600 FT. I CALLED FOR A MISSED APCH AND THEN STARTED A R CLBING TURN. WITH THE DISTR, I STILL HADN'T KEYED UP THE VOR FOR THE MISSED, AND WAS INFORMED BY CTR THAT I WAS GOING TOO FAR E. THEY CLRED A CLB TO 10000 FT AND I TUNED IN THE VOR AND THEY CLRED ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APCH. I TRACKED OUTBOUND ON 023 DEG RADIAL, MADE THE PROC TURN AND MADE THE APCH AND LANDED. THE 2 MAJOR FACTORS WERE WITH THE FIRST MISTAKE. I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A FULL APCH AGAIN WITH THE PROC TURN TO HAVE TIM NECESSARY TO SET EVERYTHING UP PROPERLY. THE SECOND FACTOR WAS THAT I HAD NEVER MADE AN APCH INTO IDAHO FALLS AND THAT UNFAMILIARITY ALONG WITH THE FIRST MISTAKE BEGAN TO COMPOUND. I HAVE SINCE MET WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND GONE OVER THE APCH TO REVIEW APCH PROCS.

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.