C414 pilot reported going left of the localizer at the decision height and executing a missed approa...

Attributes
ACN	1516295
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PAE.Airport
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A / C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1900 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

Flying practice approaches in real IMC. First issue was on departure from runway. Assigned altitude by ATC was 3000 and [I] climbed to 4000. No conflict occurred. Acknowledged to ATC that I was correcting to correct altitude. No further communication on the issue. Reason was setting up for first approach and poor scan which is why I was flying practice approaches. Second issue was on final of RNAV approach. Entered small cloud bank just above the decision height on approach end of runway. Was off localizer to the left/east. Tower indicated low altitude alert and climb at the same time I was correcting and going missed approach. Due to being off localizer I should have gone missed approach sooner. If I was not practicing hand flying I would have been on a coupled approach but I wanted to work on my hand flying and scan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 pilot reported going left of the localizer at the decision height and executing a missed approach concurrent with the Tower issuing a low altitude alert.

Narrative: Flying practice approaches in real IMC. First issue was on departure from runway. Assigned altitude by ATC was 3000 and [I] climbed to 4000. No conflict occurred. Acknowledged to ATC that I was correcting to correct altitude. No further communication on the issue. Reason was setting up for first approach and poor scan which is why I was flying practice approaches. Second issue was on final of RNAV approach. Entered small cloud bank just above the decision height on approach end of runway. Was off localizer to the left/east. Tower indicated low altitude alert and climb at the same time I was correcting and going missed approach. Due to being off localizer I should have gone missed approach sooner. If I was not practicing hand flying I would have been on a coupled approach but I wanted to work on my hand flying and scan.

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C414 pilot reported going left of the localizer at the decision height and executing a missed approach concurrent with the tower issuing a low altitude alert.