Attempts VOR approach with obsolete charts on board.

Attributes
ACN	163391
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbm
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2600
ASRS Report	163391
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Partner in aircraft maintains commercial charts upon initiating approach to sbm noted plates did not show an ILS depicted on en route. Elected, since already on vectors, to continue VOR approach. Upon miss, checked with center. Was informed my charts about 1 yr out of date. Finally got smart, diverted to osh (checking that those charts ok), xeroxed FBO's charts, and returned to sbm. Action to be taken. Double check chart currency. If any suspicion not current contact center notifying them of possible problem with charts. No more semi-bluffing it through! Center was very helpful throughout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATTEMPTS VOR APCH WITH OBSOLETE CHARTS ON BOARD.

Narrative: PARTNER IN ACFT MAINTAINS COMMERCIAL CHARTS UPON INITIATING APCH TO SBM NOTED PLATES DID NOT SHOW AN ILS DEPICTED ON ENRTE. ELECTED, SINCE ALREADY ON VECTORS, TO CONTINUE VOR APCH. UPON MISS, CHKED WITH CTR. WAS INFORMED MY CHARTS ABOUT 1 YR OUT OF DATE. FINALLY GOT SMART, DIVERTED TO OSH (CHKING THAT THOSE CHARTS OK), XEROXED FBO'S CHARTS, AND RETURNED TO SBM. ACTION TO BE TAKEN. DOUBLE CHK CHART CURRENCY. IF ANY SUSPICION NOT CURRENT CONTACT CTR NOTIFYING THEM OF POSSIBLE PROB WITH CHARTS. NO MORE SEMI-BLUFFING IT THROUGH! CTR WAS VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT.

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.