Large transport crew has the localizer go full scale and initiated a go around.

Attributes
ACN	626851
Time
Date	200408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 450
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower tower : dal.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 25l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 282
ASRS Report	626851
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : loc indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Low altitude go around on approach to runway 25L at lax. Went full scale on localizer and executed a go around. I felt this was worth reporting because of how far off we got so quickly. We broke out as we were going around and I briefly saw buildings and no runway. Not a good feeling. To avoid this type of missed approach in the future, I will stress even greater vigilance in monitoring the localizer. As the pilot monitoring or PNF, I blame myself for not calling this go around sooner. I caught myself looking down at the chart for a second just as we must have started drifting off course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT CREW HAS THE LOC GO FULL SCALE AND INITIATED A GAR.

Narrative: LOW ALT GAR ON APCH TO RWY 25L AT LAX. WENT FULL SCALE ON LOC AND EXECUTED A GAR. I FELT THIS WAS WORTH RPTING BECAUSE OF HOW FAR OFF WE GOT SO QUICKLY. WE BROKE OUT AS WE WERE GOING AROUND AND I BRIEFLY SAW BUILDINGS AND NO RWY. NOT A GOOD FEELING. TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF MISSED APCH IN THE FUTURE, I WILL STRESS EVEN GREATER VIGILANCE IN MONITORING THE LOC. AS THE PLT MONITORING OR PNF, I BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT CALLING THIS GAR SOONER. I CAUGHT MYSELF LOOKING DOWN AT THE CHART FOR A SECOND JUST AS WE MUST HAVE STARTED DRIFTING OFF COURSE.

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.