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Beech B100 pilot descended below. Circling approach minimums during an instrument GPS approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tdz.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tol.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 830 flight time type : 0.9 |
| ASRS Report | 533356 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Because I could not conduct flight training (WX) I was asked by the captain if I would like to ride along. We were in a beech king air B100. At about XA15 the WX at TDZ was reported 200 ovc, visibility missing, tol was reporting 100 ovc visibility 2.5 and rain, yip was 3400 broken 5 mi visibility. The captain opted to try the GPS 4 at TDZ, he asked the controller if anyone was getting in at tol 4 the controller replied 'yes, they were.' as we began the approach the captain asked me to look for ground contact and the runway, so I was not looking at the instruments or altimeter. I reported ground contact and then the runway insight. The captain stated that he could not land straight in and that he would have to circle to runway 22. While on downwind for runway 22 the captain said he had lost visual contact and reported going missed approach. Then the visibility opened up, the captain said he had the runway again. He turned tight and landed on runway 22. The aircraft touched down 1/3 to 1/2 way down the runway and was slowed enough to turn around and back taxi with 700 to 800 ft of runway remaining. Since I was not watching the altimeter I do not know if the captain descended below minimums. I believe that the captain should have continued with the missed approach after he reported 'going missed.' after taxiing to the ramp and shutting down we were met by two representatives of the FAA who informed us that they were going to conduct a ramp check.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH B100 PLT DSNDED BELOW. CIRCLING APCH MINIMUMS DURING AN INSTRUMENT GPS APCH.
Narrative: BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONDUCT FLT TRAINING (WX) I WAS ASKED BY THE CAPT IF I WOULD LIKE TO RIDE ALONG. WE WERE IN A BEECH KING AIR B100. AT ABOUT XA15 THE WX AT TDZ WAS RPTED 200 OVC, VIS MISSING, TOL WAS RPTING 100 OVC VIS 2.5 AND RAIN, YIP WAS 3400 BKN 5 MI VIS. THE CAPT OPTED TO TRY THE GPS 4 AT TDZ, HE ASKED THE CTLR IF ANYONE WAS GETTING IN AT TOL 4 THE CTLR REPLIED 'YES, THEY WERE.' AS WE BEGAN THE APCH THE CAPT ASKED ME TO LOOK FOR GND CONTACT AND THE RWY, SO I WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENTS OR ALTIMETER. I RPTED GND CONTACT AND THEN THE RWY INSIGHT. THE CAPT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT LAND STRAIGHT IN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CIRCLE TO RWY 22. WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 22 THE CAPT SAID HE HAD LOST VISUAL CONTACT AND RPTED GOING MISSED APCH. THEN THE VISIBILITY OPENED UP, THE CAPT SAID HE HAD THE RWY AGAIN. HE TURNED TIGHT AND LANDED ON RWY 22. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY AND WAS SLOWED ENOUGH TO TURN AROUND AND BACK TAXI WITH 700 TO 800 FT OF RWY REMAINING. SINCE I WAS NOT WATCHING THE ALTIMETER I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAPT DSNDED BELOW MINIMUMS. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE MISSED APCH AFTER HE RPTED 'GOING MISSED.' AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP AND SHUTTING DOWN WE WERE MET BY TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FAA WHO INFORMED US THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONDUCT A RAMP CHECK.
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.