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Flight crew of small transport atx on training flight cleared to land at low altitude went around for simulated missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 183492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : roc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 183492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was training in preparation for a part 135 check ride in company aircraft. I was under the hood. Instructor was in the right seat. Tower had cleared us for option. Then tower cleared us to land. A few mins later, the instructor told me to do a missed approach. I said that that was impossible because we had been cleared to land. He said that we could do the option. We had a slight argument. Finally we did a missed approach. Immediately tower instructed us to turn to 360 which we did. Upon ending our practice session, tower told us to call, which we did. They felt there had been ambiguity on their side and wrong action on ours. But they did not ask us for our names. I feel that I was wrong in not doing what I felt was right which was to land as instructed. I gave in to the instructor because he seemed so positive that he was right - that we could do the go around. Also we could have asked for clarification from the tower when it was obvious that each of us had interpreted the clearance differently.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF SMT ATX ON TRAINING FLT CLRED TO LAND AT LOW ALT WENT AROUND FOR SIMULATED MISSED APCH.
Narrative: WAS TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR A PART 135 CHECK RIDE IN COMPANY ACFT. I WAS UNDER THE HOOD. INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE R SEAT. TWR HAD CLRED US FOR OPTION. THEN TWR CLRED US TO LAND. A FEW MINS LATER, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO DO A MISSED APCH. I SAID THAT THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. HE SAID THAT WE COULD DO THE OPTION. WE HAD A SLIGHT ARGUMENT. FINALLY WE DID A MISSED APCH. IMMEDIATELY TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO 360 WHICH WE DID. UPON ENDING OUR PRACTICE SESSION, TWR TOLD US TO CALL, WHICH WE DID. THEY FELT THERE HAD BEEN AMBIGUITY ON THEIR SIDE AND WRONG ACTION ON OURS. BUT THEY DID NOT ASK US FOR OUR NAMES. I FEEL THAT I WAS WRONG IN NOT DOING WHAT I FELT WAS RIGHT WHICH WAS TO LAND AS INSTRUCTED. I GAVE IN TO THE INSTRUCTOR BECAUSE HE SEEMED SO POSITIVE THAT HE WAS RIGHT - THAT WE COULD DO THE GO AROUND. ALSO WE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION FROM THE TWR WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT EACH OF US HAD INTERPRETED THE CLRNC DIFFERENTLY.
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.