A BE20 pilot, shooting the runway 28R ILS at sfo, flew beyond the map, then broke out and landed.

Attributes
ACN	572327
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 28r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 2148 flight time type : 810
ASRS Report	572327
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flew the aircraft to high on the GS and broke out of the layer past the missed approach point and landed the aircraft. This happened due to a change in my flight plan route. I was going to land at san carlos airport, the field went IFR, and I chose to land at sfo. I was single pilot. The autoplt and the flare/motor failed. I was looking for GS interception. I was 2500 ft MSL, 4 mi from sfo on the localizer. I pitched the nose down about 2000 FPM and passed the middle marker. I was about to go missed, but found the runway and chose to land. The landing was safe. Looking back, I realized I was way behind the aircraft and should have gone missed early on. I should have flown straight ahead at 2500 ft MSL to the middle marker and then go missed approach. Aircraft problems included: flaps would only work via a circuit breaker, autoplt went out, #1 communication was weak and unreadable, so I had to use #2, workload was increased big time, and I got behind in the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE20 PLT, SHOOTING THE RWY 28R ILS AT SFO, FLEW BEYOND THE MAP, THEN BROKE OUT AND LANDED.

Narrative: FLEW THE ACFT TO HIGH ON THE GS AND BROKE OUT OF THE LAYER PAST THE MISSED APCH POINT AND LANDED THE ACFT. THIS HAPPENED DUE TO A CHANGE IN MY FLT PLAN RTE. I WAS GOING TO LAND AT SAN CARLOS ARPT, THE FIELD WENT IFR, AND I CHOSE TO LAND AT SFO. I WAS SINGLE PLT. THE AUTOPLT AND THE FLARE/MOTOR FAILED. I WAS LOOKING FOR GS INTERCEPTION. I WAS 2500 FT MSL, 4 MI FROM SFO ON THE LOC. I PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN ABOUT 2000 FPM AND PASSED THE MIDDLE MARKER. I WAS ABOUT TO GO MISSED, BUT FOUND THE RWY AND CHOSE TO LAND. THE LNDG WAS SAFE. LOOKING BACK, I REALIZED I WAS WAY BEHIND THE ACFT AND SHOULD HAVE GONE MISSED EARLY ON. I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 2500 FT MSL TO THE MIDDLE MARKER AND THEN GO MISSED APCH. ACFT PROBS INCLUDED: FLAPS WOULD ONLY WORK VIA A CIRCUIT BREAKER, AUTOPLT WENT OUT, #1 COM WAS WEAK AND UNREADABLE, SO I HAD TO USE #2, WORKLOAD WAS INCREASED BIG TIME, AND I GOT BEHIND IN THE ACFT.

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.