Air carrier medium large transport continued IAP localizer approach in WX reported below airport WX ...

Attributes
ACN	104417
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	104417
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10400
ASRS Report	104517
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After receiving 2 holding delays, we were picked up and under radar vector by lga approach for a ILS DME runway 13 at lga. Our approach to the airport was from the south, with numerous other aircraft on frequency. As we approached overhead we were advised to get our plates out for an ILS runway 22 at lga. Within 2 mins after the advisory as to a runway change we were reassigned an approach to runway 31 localizer only at lga. During this time frame many pilots were asking for RVR readings for the rapidly changing runways. All reports received were RVR 6000+. We were now north of lga being vectored east and south to position us for the localizer runway 31. Returning the ILS for localizer runway 31 I found that I did not receive the proper identification. I advised approach at least 1, perhaps 2, aircraft preceding us received the same clearance for the intercept. The ILS was not shifted over from a runway 13 confign. The correct confign was then in place just as we intercepted the final. With all the chaos taking place I felt it best to continue the approach to a miss which I did. The WX for that approach localizer runway 31 to be legal for my aircraft was 1 3/4 mi visibility. At the missed approach point I advised approach that we were going around. Lga approach took us straight out runway heading 3000'. I advised them that this approach was ridiculous. We received a vector to an lga ILS runway 4. A normal approach and landing followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CONTINUED IAP LOC APCH IN WX REPORTED BELOW ARPT WX MINIMUMS FOR LNDG. DURING RWY CHANGE ATC WAS SLOW CHANGING ILS CONFIGN TO RWY IN USE.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING 2 HOLDING DELAYS, WE WERE PICKED UP AND UNDER RADAR VECTOR BY LGA APCH FOR A ILS DME RWY 13 AT LGA. OUR APCH TO THE ARPT WAS FROM THE S, WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT ON FREQ. AS WE APCHED OVERHEAD WE WERE ADVISED TO GET OUR PLATES OUT FOR AN ILS RWY 22 AT LGA. WITHIN 2 MINS AFTER THE ADVISORY AS TO A RWY CHANGE WE WERE REASSIGNED AN APCH TO RWY 31 LOC ONLY AT LGA. DURING THIS TIME FRAME MANY PLTS WERE ASKING FOR RVR READINGS FOR THE RAPIDLY CHANGING RWYS. ALL RPTS RECEIVED WERE RVR 6000+. WE WERE NOW N OF LGA BEING VECTORED E AND S TO POS US FOR THE LOC RWY 31. RETURNING THE ILS FOR LOC RWY 31 I FOUND THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROPER ID. I ADVISED APCH AT LEAST 1, PERHAPS 2, ACFT PRECEDING US RECEIVED THE SAME CLRNC FOR THE INTERCEPT. THE ILS WAS NOT SHIFTED OVER FROM A RWY 13 CONFIGN. THE CORRECT CONFIGN WAS THEN IN PLACE JUST AS WE INTERCEPTED THE FINAL. WITH ALL THE CHAOS TAKING PLACE I FELT IT BEST TO CONTINUE THE APCH TO A MISS WHICH I DID. THE WX FOR THAT APCH LOC RWY 31 TO BE LEGAL FOR MY ACFT WAS 1 3/4 MI VISIBILITY. AT THE MISSED APCH POINT I ADVISED APCH THAT WE WERE GOING AROUND. LGA APCH TOOK US STRAIGHT OUT RWY HDG 3000'. I ADVISED THEM THAT THIS APCH WAS RIDICULOUS. WE RECEIVED A VECTOR TO AN LGA ILS RWY 4. A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG FOLLOWED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier medium large transport continued IAP localizer approach in WX reported below airport WX minimums for landing. During runway change ATC was slow changing ILS confign to runway in use.