C421 pilot; under pressure from the company to reposition an aircraft; had a missed approach at the ...

Attributes
ACN	1148188
Time
Date	201402
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent Final Approach Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 9500 Flight Crew Type 250
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

I was getting off my shift and was asked to reposition an airplane...to swap with another. [Operations] started texting me telling me to hurry home. I went ahead and got a very quick check of the weather and filed...; expecting approximately 2 miles and 400 ft. As I got closer it deteriorated to 200 ft and less than half a mile. I shot the approach; went missed and diverted to [alternate]. [Alternate] was reporting 300 ft and 1 or 2 miles with freezing rain. I should have declared an emergency but did not. The first approach I missed due to full deflection but the second one was fine and I landed. Rushing and the pressure set by management to hurry home; set up a chain of events that could have had tragic consequences. I allowed myself to be influenced by the pressure of the [company] to hurry back and had to violate some rules as a result.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C421 pilot; under pressure from the company to reposition an aircraft; had a missed approach at the destination due to weather and then proceeded to an alternate where the second approach was successful.

Narrative: I was getting off my shift and was asked to reposition an airplane...to swap with another. [Operations] started texting me telling me to hurry home. I went ahead and got a very quick check of the weather and filed...; expecting approximately 2 miles and 400 FT. As I got closer it deteriorated to 200 FT and less than half a mile. I shot the approach; went missed and diverted to [alternate]. [Alternate] was reporting 300 FT and 1 or 2 miles with freezing rain. I should have declared an emergency but did not. The first approach I missed due to full deflection but the second one was fine and I landed. Rushing and the pressure set by management to hurry home; set up a chain of events that could have had tragic consequences. I allowed myself to be influenced by the pressure of the [company] to hurry back and had to violate some rules as a result.

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