A320 flight crew reported a go-around from 500 ft during the expressway visual to runway 31 at lga. ...

Narrative:

Expressway visual 31 at lga. Turned final too high to continue profile safely. Executed a go-around. Map instructions were to turn to a 055 heading and climb to 2000 ft. Level off and acceleration resulted in a flaps 3 overspeed by approximately 5-7 KTS. We were distracted by the inability to get the heading knob to select desired heading; it was unusually difficult to get it to go to the heading mode; and thus remained in G/a trk. This distraction resulted in an altitude overshoot of approximately 400 ft also. Another contributing factor was lga ATC poor quality radio transmissions. We were vectored for a right downwind to another visual to 31 without any delay. The approach was somewhat rushed and we got behind on the checklists. This resulted in late gear extension beyond the parameters of a stabilized approach. I elected to continue the approach as all other parameters were met; and felt that this was the best option at the time. We landed uneventfully. Human factors that contributed to this event were lack of familiarity with the go-around profile and the alacrity with which events occur on a short climb map in the A320. Fatigue also contributed to this incident. Back to back 4 day trips following a 91 hour month with the inability to drop or trade out of anything plays a very significant roll in this incident as well. The flap overspeed was reported and the aircraft inspected. There were no disruptions to flight operations as a result of this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew reported a go-around from 500 FT during the Expressway Visual to Runway 31 at LGA. Reporters had difficulty with ATC communications and aircraft automation; causing an altitude overshoot. Second approach was unstabilized but successful.

Narrative: Expressway visual 31 at LGA. Turned final too high to continue profile safely. Executed a go-around. MAP instructions were to turn to a 055 heading and climb to 2000 FT. Level off and acceleration resulted in a Flaps 3 overspeed by approximately 5-7 KTS. We were distracted by the inability to get the HDG knob to select desired heading; it was unusually difficult to get it to go to the heading mode; and thus remained in G/A TRK. This distraction resulted in an altitude overshoot of approximately 400 FT also. Another contributing factor was LGA ATC poor quality radio transmissions. We were vectored for a right downwind to another visual to 31 without any delay. The approach was somewhat rushed and we got behind on the checklists. This resulted in late gear extension beyond the parameters of a stabilized approach. I elected to continue the approach as all other parameters were met; and felt that this was the best option at the time. We landed uneventfully. Human factors that contributed to this event were lack of familiarity with the go-around profile and the alacrity with which events occur on a short climb MAP in the A320. Fatigue also contributed to this incident. Back to back 4 day trips following a 91 hour month with the inability to drop or trade out of anything plays a very significant roll in this incident as well. The flap overspeed was reported and the aircraft inspected. There were no disruptions to flight operations as a result of this incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	847845
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 400
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 10800 Flight Crew Type 3290
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

A320 flight crew reported a go-around from 500 ft during the expressway visual to runway 31 at lga. Reporters had difficulty with ATC communications and aircraft automation; causing an altitude overshoot. Second approach was unstabilized but successful.