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A C150 pilot descended below minimums during a localizer 2 approach to wvi. Upon seeing the ocean at 300 ft a go around was initiated with a diversion to a VMC airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 944145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | WVI.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
[I] was in contact with ATC on approach to watsonville (wvi); localizer 02. Airport was reporting 1;500 ft overcast. I passed nalls intersection over the ocean at 2;300 ft; switched frequency from ATC to watsonville CTAF; and began the descent to watsonville. I was expecting to break out of the clouds at 1;000 to 1;500; but the fog was solid over the water. I saw the water beneath me; and realized I had inadvertently descended well below the 680 ft minimum. I executed a missed approach; contacted ATC; climbed above the clouds; canceled IFR; and flew to hollister (cvh); where it was clear. I landed at hollister.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 pilot descended below minimums during a LOC 2 approach to WVI. Upon seeing the ocean at 300 FT a go around was initiated with a diversion to a VMC airport.
Narrative: [I] was in contact with ATC on approach to Watsonville (WVI); LOC 02. Airport was reporting 1;500 FT overcast. I passed NALLS Intersection over the ocean at 2;300 FT; switched frequency from ATC to Watsonville CTAF; and began the descent to Watsonville. I was expecting to break out of the clouds at 1;000 to 1;500; but the fog was solid over the water. I saw the water beneath me; and realized I had inadvertently descended well below the 680 FT minimum. I executed a missed approach; contacted ATC; climbed above the clouds; canceled IFR; and flew to Hollister (CVH); where it was clear. I landed at Hollister.
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.