Piper saratoga pilot executes a missed approach due being unstabilized at mlu.

Attributes
ACN	715764
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu.airport
State Reference	LA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mlu.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 4
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	715764
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approach control withheld descent clearance until it was too late to get down and make a successful ILS runway 4 approach at mlu. From the time we were cleared for descent from 9000 ft we were in a constant descent at 1000 FPM until reaching the map at the airport. We were never able to intercept the GS before reaching the map resulting in a missed approach in IMC conditions at night. The monroe controllers do not understand descent profiles for piston engine aircraft!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER SARATOGA PLT EXECUTES A MISSED APCH DUE BEING UNSTABILIZED AT MLU.

Narrative: APCH CTL WITHHELD DSCNT CLRNC UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO GET DOWN AND MAKE A SUCCESSFUL ILS RWY 4 APCH AT MLU. FROM THE TIME WE WERE CLRED FOR DSCNT FROM 9000 FT WE WERE IN A CONSTANT DSCNT AT 1000 FPM UNTIL REACHING THE MAP AT THE ARPT. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO INTERCEPT THE GS BEFORE REACHING THE MAP RESULTING IN A MISSED APCH IN IMC CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. THE MONROE CTLRS DO NOT UNDERSTAND DSCNT PROFILES FOR PISTON ENG ACFT!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.