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B737 flight crew reported unstable approach due to rapidly changing weather resulted in go-around/missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1539021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
After receiving the latest ATIS; we had planned for a stadium visual 29 at newark and briefed the approach. The weather had been changing rapidly; and we had gotten 4 new ATIS reports in a short time; with the approach switching from a ILS 22L to the stadium visual 29. The latest weather had the wind as 300@18 gusts to 27. While being radar vectored to the northwest of ewr airport for the stadium visual 29; the previous aircraft reported to newark approach that they had not broken out of the clouds until 3000 ft. The stadium visual 29 requires 3500-5; so after the previous report; we were notified that we would be getting the ILS 22L circle to land 29. This did not leave us much time to set up; but we already had the RNAV V 29 in the FMC and the 22L ILS frequency in the nav comm. We briefed using the raw data to fly the 22L ILS to buzzd; then circle to land 29; we discussed putting in the ILS 22L approach; but felt that we did not have enough time to do this. We were at 3000 ft when we were cleared to cross teb VOR at 2500 and cleared for the ILS 22L; circle to land 29. The raw data for the ILS did not come in; with a loss of situational awareness as to where we were in relation to the 219 localizer course. We had broken out while descending; so I disconnected the autopilot and hand flew after getting a visual on 29. ATC queried if we were going to be able to get down from where we were; which was abeam slimr. We concurred that we were too high; and we should go missed. The missed approach was accomplished; and we came around and performed another ILS 22L circle to land 29; ending with a successful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported unstable approach due to rapidly changing weather resulted in go-around/missed approach.
Narrative: After receiving the latest ATIS; we had planned for a Stadium Visual 29 at Newark and briefed the approach. The weather had been changing rapidly; and we had gotten 4 new ATIS reports in a short time; with the approach switching from a ILS 22L to the Stadium Visual 29. The latest weather had the wind as 300@18 gusts to 27. While being radar vectored to the Northwest of EWR airport for the Stadium Visual 29; the previous aircraft reported to Newark Approach that they had not broken out of the clouds until 3000 ft. The Stadium Visual 29 requires 3500-5; so after the previous report; we were notified that we would be getting the ILS 22L circle to land 29. This did not leave us much time to set up; but we already had the RNAV V 29 in the FMC and the 22L ILS frequency in the nav comm. We briefed using the raw data to fly the 22L ILS to BUZZD; then Circle to Land 29; we discussed putting in the ILS 22L approach; but felt that we did not have enough time to do this. We were at 3000 ft when we were cleared to cross TEB VOR at 2500 and cleared for the ILS 22L; circle to land 29. The raw data for the ILS did not come in; with a loss of situational awareness as to where we were in relation to the 219 localizer course. We had broken out while descending; so I disconnected the autopilot and hand flew after getting a Visual on 29. ATC queried if we were going to be able to get down from where we were; which was abeam SLIMR. We concurred that we were too high; and we should go missed. The missed approach was accomplished; and we came around and performed another ILS 22L circle to land 29; ending with a successful landing.
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.