<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534314, January 2002

An M20 pilot, while flying a practice GPS approach to dxr, was told to go around due to traffic on final.

Attributes
ACN	534314
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dxr.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : dxr.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dxr.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9.4 flight time total : 1780 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	534314
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

I was flying procedure instrument approach GPS 26 to dxr (with check pilot). I reported procedure turn inbound to iddey, when I had not been turned over to tower. I reported akobe (5 mi from map). In both incidences approach acknowledged, but did not send me to tower. At akobe approach was a different voice. I reported again, very close to runway and he finally sent me to tower, who told me to go around and land runway 26. I initiated go around, and saw a plane ahead and below me departing runway 26. At the same moment tower instructed an immediate left turn, which I did. Approach controller should not change shifts without completing procedures of aircraft in close to airport. I should have ignored approach's failure to transfer me and I should have called tower on my own initiative as I came close to airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN M20 PLT, WHILE FLYING A PRACTICE GPS APCH TO DXR, WAS TOLD TO GAR DUE TO TFC ON FINAL.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING PROC INSTRUMENT APCH GPS 26 TO DXR (WITH CHK PLT). I RPTED PROC TURN INBOUND TO IDDEY, WHEN I HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OVER TO TWR. I RPTED AKOBE (5 MI FROM MAP). IN BOTH INCIDENCES APCH ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT DID NOT SEND ME TO TWR. AT AKOBE APCH WAS A DIFFERENT VOICE. I RPTED AGAIN, VERY CLOSE TO RWY AND HE FINALLY SENT ME TO TWR, WHO TOLD ME TO GAR AND LAND RWY 26. I INITIATED GAR, AND SAW A PLANE AHEAD AND BELOW ME DEPARTING RWY 26. AT THE SAME MOMENT TWR INSTRUCTED AN IMMEDIATE L TURN, WHICH I DID. APCH CTLR SHOULD NOT CHANGE SHIFTS WITHOUT COMPLETING PROCS OF ACFT IN CLOSE TO ARPT. I SHOULD HAVE IGNORED APCH'S FAILURE TO TRANSFER ME AND I SHOULD HAVE CALLED TWR ON MY OWN INITIATIVE AS I CAME CLOSE TO ARPT.

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.