GA small aircraft failed to complete a practice IAP ILS approach because the pilot failed to follow ...

Attributes
ACN	194088
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sbn
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 222 flight time type : 109
ASRS Report	194088
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route to sbn on a VFR cross country flight, I contacted south bend approach control and requested a practice ILS approach to runway 27. Approach issued radar vectors to intercept the localizer and after I was established inbound told me to contact sbn tower. Upon contacting the tower I gave my position as outside norna. My actual position was outside misha. The tower didn't respond so after the radio was clear I again gave my position as outside norna because I still hadn't heard the OM signal since my marker beacon recover had not been turned on. When the tower did respond, the transmission was broken up beyond recognition. I asked the tower to say again my instructions but again transmission was broken up. By this time I realized how close to the runway I was and not being certain I was clear to land, I decided to go around which I announced to the tower, also informing them that I was switching to my #2 radio. As I was executing the go around, I noticed another aircraft landing on runway 27 which, had I continued to land, the 2 aircraft would have been dangerously close. I was able to clearly receive the tower on my #2 radio. I was then instructed to contact approach control. I requested approach for another practice ILS. I was given radar vectors. At this time I noticed my marker beacon receiver was off and also my error on position reporting. I corrected both and successfully completed the approach. The factors that contributed to this situation were my inattn to the approach plate. Due to the fact that I was VFR I casually glanced at the approach and misread the OM fix name. This, along with the marker beacon receiver being off, are the major contributing factors. The #1 radio was functioning properly while I was communicating with approach control. I don't know what caused the reception problem with the tower but this complicated the situation. Although I am still in instrument training I now realize how important it is to be aware of your exact position even in VFR conditions. I will also treat every practice approach like an actual instrument approach and not allow myself to become complacent just because I'm being radar vectored.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FAILED TO COMPLETE A PRACTICE IAP ILS APCH BECAUSE THE PLT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE APCH PROC, DID NOT USE THE MARKER RECEIVER, AND MISIDENTED HIS POS WHEN CALLING THE TWR.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO SBN ON A VFR XCOUNTRY FLT, I CONTACTED S BEND APCH CTL AND REQUESTED A PRACTICE ILS APCH TO RWY 27. APCH ISSUED RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND AFTER I WAS ESTABLISHED INBOUND TOLD ME TO CONTACT SBN TWR. UPON CONTACTING THE TWR I GAVE MY POS AS OUTSIDE NORNA. MY ACTUAL POS WAS OUTSIDE MISHA. THE TWR DIDN'T RESPOND SO AFTER THE RADIO WAS CLR I AGAIN GAVE MY POS AS OUTSIDE NORNA BECAUSE I STILL HADN'T HEARD THE OM SIGNAL SINCE MY MARKER BEACON RECOVER HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON. WHEN THE TWR DID RESPOND, THE XMISSION WAS BROKEN UP BEYOND RECOGNITION. I ASKED THE TWR TO SAY AGAIN MY INSTRUCTIONS BUT AGAIN XMISSION WAS BROKEN UP. BY THIS TIME I REALIZED HOW CLOSE TO THE RWY I WAS AND NOT BEING CERTAIN I WAS CLR TO LAND, I DECIDED TO GAR WHICH I ANNOUNCED TO THE TWR, ALSO INFORMING THEM THAT I WAS SWITCHING TO MY #2 RADIO. AS I WAS EXECUTING THE GAR, I NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT LNDG ON RWY 27 WHICH, HAD I CONTINUED TO LAND, THE 2 ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. I WAS ABLE TO CLRLY RECEIVE THE TWR ON MY #2 RADIO. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT APCH CTL. I REQUESTED APCH FOR ANOTHER PRACTICE ILS. I WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED MY MARKER BEACON RECEIVER WAS OFF AND ALSO MY ERROR ON POS RPTING. I CORRECTED BOTH AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE APCH. THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SITUATION WERE MY INATTN TO THE APCH PLATE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS VFR I CASUALLY GLANCED AT THE APCH AND MISREAD THE OM FIX NAME. THIS, ALONG WITH THE MARKER BEACON RECEIVER BEING OFF, ARE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE #1 RADIO WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHILE I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH APCH CTL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE RECEPTION PROBLEM WITH THE TWR BUT THIS COMPLICATED THE SITUATION. ALTHOUGH I AM STILL IN INST TRAINING I NOW REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE AWARE OF YOUR EXACT POS EVEN IN VFR CONDITIONS. I WILL ALSO TREAT EVERY PRACTICE APCH LIKE AN ACTUAL INST APCH AND NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BECOME COMPLACENT JUST BECAUSE I'M BEING RADAR VECTORED.

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.

GA small aircraft failed to complete a practice IAP ILS approach because the pilot failed to follow the approach procedure, did not use the marker receiver, and misidented his position when calling the tower.