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G550 flight crew describes a night circling approach that is allowed to get very low before realizing that the intended runway is not in sight. Towers are noted by the first officer off the nose of the aircraft as he calls for a; 'pull up; pull up hard.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1205460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream V / G500 / G550 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 9300 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 1710 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
During a circling night approach from runway 26L to runway 15R. Pilot flying did not line up properly with the runway resulting in a go around. Towers were noted off the nose of the aircraft at which time I commanded 'pull up' pull up; pull up hard!' the tower controller gave us the choice of coming back around for a visual to runway 33L. The subsequent landing was performed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G550 flight crew describes a night circling approach that is allowed to get very low before realizing that the intended runway is not in sight. Towers are noted by the First Officer off the nose of the aircraft as he calls for a; 'Pull up; pull up hard.'
Narrative: During a circling night approach from runway 26L to runway 15R. Pilot flying did not line up properly with the runway resulting in a go around. Towers were noted off the nose of the aircraft at which time I commanded 'pull up' pull up; pull up hard!' The tower controller gave us the choice of coming back around for a visual to runway 33L. The subsequent landing was performed uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.