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A fatigued flight crew manages to mess up the first ILS approach and has altitude deviations during the missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : lga |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other 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 : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 144185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the above date and time we were being vectored for the above approach. We planned to shoot a PIC monitored approach to the stated runway. The autoplt did not capture so we had to miss the approach. On missing we went above the missed approach altitude and approach allowed us to fly at that altitude. We dropped 300' below our assigned altitude. Approach asked us if we had a problem other than the autoplt and we said no, we had things back under control. I took control of the aircraft and shot the approach and landed. We had been flying all night long from las to lga with a fuel stop at gri. We had mistakenly set the wrong course in the coplts navigation. I was a new captain on the aircraft with about 75 hours in the aircraft. In the future I will take control of the aircraft before it progresses to the stated level. Before the OM we will cross-check both navigation's and continue to do so throughout the approach. Wish I could do something about the fatigue but that was the nature of the flight. It was about an 11 hour day, but unfortunately it was all night long.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FATIGUED FLT CREW MANAGES TO MESS UP THE FIRST ILS APCH AND HAS ALT DEVIATIONS DURING THE MISSED APCH.
Narrative: ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ABOVE APCH. WE PLANNED TO SHOOT A PIC MONITORED APCH TO THE STATED RWY. THE AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE SO WE HAD TO MISS THE APCH. ON MISSING WE WENT ABOVE THE MISSED APCH ALT AND APCH ALLOWED US TO FLY AT THAT ALT. WE DROPPED 300' BELOW OUR ASSIGNED ALT. APCH ASKED US IF WE HAD A PROB OTHER THAN THE AUTOPLT AND WE SAID NO, WE HAD THINGS BACK UNDER CONTROL. I TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND SHOT THE APCH AND LANDED. WE HAD BEEN FLYING ALL NIGHT LONG FROM LAS TO LGA WITH A FUEL STOP AT GRI. WE HAD MISTAKENLY SET THE WRONG COURSE IN THE COPLTS NAV. I WAS A NEW CAPT ON THE ACFT WITH ABOUT 75 HRS IN THE ACFT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE ACFT BEFORE IT PROGRESSES TO THE STATED LEVEL. BEFORE THE OM WE WILL CROSS-CHK BOTH NAV'S AND CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGHOUT THE APCH. WISH I COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FATIGUE BUT THAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE FLT. IT WAS ABOUT AN 11 HR DAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS ALL NIGHT LONG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.