C210 pilot flew through the localizer twice, after the pilot had not switched the navigation selector from GPS mode to navigation mode. Pilot also dropped the approach plates and was fumbling with them.

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Attributes
ACN	599810
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ful.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 832 flight time type : 376
ASRS Report	599810
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On instrument flight plan from hnd to ful on nov/sat/03, were given vectors through overcast (clouds and rain) after descending through overcast and in VFR conditions on vectors towards seal beach VOR. Flew through final approach and was vectored back and missed it again. At that point I canceled IFR and completed approach and landing VFR. During vectors I dropped approach plates and couldn't locate the VOR-a approach plate for fullerton. This was complicated by having the panel switch in GPS, not navigation mode, therefore not receiving needle deflection when coming through final approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT FLEW THROUGH THE LOC TWICE, AFTER THE PLT HAD NOT SWITCHED THE NAV SELECTOR FROM GPS MODE TO NAV MODE. PLT ALSO DROPPED THE APCH PLATES AND WAS FUMBLING WITH THEM.

Narrative: ON INST FLT PLAN FROM HND TO FUL ON NOV/SAT/03, WERE GIVEN VECTORS THROUGH OVCST (CLOUDS AND RAIN) AFTER DSNDING THROUGH OVCST AND IN VFR CONDITIONS ON VECTORS TOWARDS SEAL BEACH VOR. FLEW THROUGH FINAL APCH AND WAS VECTORED BACK AND MISSED IT AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I CANCELED IFR AND COMPLETED APCH AND LNDG VFR. DURING VECTORS I DROPPED APCH PLATES AND COULDN'T LOCATE THE VOR-A APCH PLATE FOR FULLERTON. THIS WAS COMPLICATED BY HAVING THE PANEL SWITCH IN GPS, NOT NAV MODE, THEREFORE NOT RECEIVING NEEDLE DEFLECTION WHEN COMING THROUGH FINAL APCH.

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.