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Pilot on ILS approach broke out of clouds and was lined up closer to different runway than assigned. Controller cleared him for second runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 109315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lrp |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lrp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 109315 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying at 8000' MSL on an IFR flight plan in IMC conditions. I was en route to martinsburg, wv. Due to unexpected headwinds and the possibility of having to exercise my alternate, I decided to stop before my destination. According to flight watch, lancaster was reporting 400-500' ceiling. I was cleared for an ILS runway 8 approach. During the approach, I had trouble holding on the localizer course. I broke out right at DH lined up closer to runway 13 instead of runway 8. The tower saw my position and immediately cleared me for 13. During the previous month, I had 2.5 hours of instrument refresher with an instrument even though I was current. This was under the hood time and I did well. During this incident, I feel I demonstrated poor judgement in not executing a missed approach as soon as I got too far off the localizer. In my opinion, under the hood just isn't the same as real IMC. I intend to do much more practice in real IMC conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ON ILS APCH BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS AND WAS LINED UP CLOSER TO DIFFERENT RWY THAN ASSIGNED. CTLR CLEARED HIM FOR SECOND RWY.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING AT 8000' MSL ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN IMC CONDITIONS. I WAS ENRTE TO MARTINSBURG, WV. DUE TO UNEXPECTED HEADWINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO EXERCISE MY ALTERNATE, I DECIDED TO STOP BEFORE MY DEST. ACCORDING TO FLT WATCH, LANCASTER WAS RPTING 400-500' CEILING. I WAS CLRED FOR AN ILS RWY 8 APCH. DURING THE APCH, I HAD TROUBLE HOLDING ON THE LOC COURSE. I BROKE OUT RIGHT AT DH LINED UP CLOSER TO RWY 13 INSTEAD OF RWY 8. THE TWR SAW MY POS AND IMMEDIATELY CLRED ME FOR 13. DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH, I HAD 2.5 HRS OF INSTRUMENT REFRESHER WITH AN INSTR EVEN THOUGH I WAS CURRENT. THIS WAS UNDER THE HOOD TIME AND I DID WELL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, I FEEL I DEMONSTRATED POOR JUDGEMENT IN NOT EXECUTING A MISSED APCH AS SOON AS I GOT TOO FAR OFF THE LOC. IN MY OPINION, UNDER THE HOOD JUST ISN'T THE SAME AS REAL IMC. I INTEND TO DO MUCH MORE PRACTICE IN REAL IMC CONDITIONS.
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.