A go around from a poorly set up instrument approach.

Attributes
ACN	537878
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 33l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	537878
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Delayed missed approach. Rapidly changing WX conditions, pressure falling fast, 30-50 KT crosswind during localizer intercept. Autoplt did not capture localizer. Had localizer within case, but not centered. Started down on ILS. Contacted tower at 1000-1200 ft, executed go around. Next approach and landing normal but a challenge. In the future, will not try to salvage poor intercept.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GAR FROM A POORLY SET UP INST APCH.

Narrative: DELAYED MISSED APCH. RAPIDLY CHANGING WX CONDITIONS, PRESSURE FALLING FAST, 30-50 KT XWIND DURING LOC INTERCEPT. AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE LOC. HAD LOC WITHIN CASE, BUT NOT CTRED. STARTED DOWN ON ILS. CONTACTED TWR AT 1000-1200 FT, EXECUTED GAR. NEXT APCH AND LNDG NORMAL BUT A CHALLENGE. IN THE FUTURE, WILL NOT TRY TO SALVAGE POOR INTERCEPT.

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.