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Corp pilot flying single pilot IFR follows localizer too far away, nears restricted area. Overflies airport, missed approach. Receives vectors for next approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbo |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc artcc : zlc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : circling enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 196512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The boss decided to spend the night in pof and leave early next am. The past 3 days we had early departures and in the motel around XA00 pm each night. Tracking inbound to the lebanon NDB from the east 15 DME out slightly south of course the ADF needle started to swing and the localizer started to come in. It appeared we or I was intercepting the localizer about 4 mi south of pyler intersection. ZKC caught the mistake quickly because I was close to a restr area also in the area we were IMC and moderate turbulence. While I was turning to intercept this false localizer I lost about 400 ft from 3200 down to 2800 which center and I both caught right away. Well, I finally got headed in the right direction. I flew to the NDB, did the procedure turn, inbound on the localizer. The wind was strong out of the south. By the time I descended to 2000 MSL I was already past the airport, so I did a missed approach, asked kansas city for radar vectors this time. While center was vectoring me onto the localizer, I noticed I didn't even raise the gear. Well, I left it down, finished the approach, broke out at circling mins on the sdf 36 approach, circled to land on runway 18. It was night or dark still and about 5-7 mi visibility. Landed uneventful. I told the mechanic about the ADF, however, I don't think he will find anything wrong. I think it is pilot fatigue the whole way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CORP PLT FLYING SINGLE PLT IFR FOLLOWS LOC TOO FAR AWAY, NEARS RESTRICTED AREA. OVERFLIES ARPT, MISSED APCH. RECEIVES VECTORS FOR NEXT APCH.
Narrative: THE BOSS DECIDED TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN POF AND LEAVE EARLY NEXT AM. THE PAST 3 DAYS WE HAD EARLY DEPS AND IN THE MOTEL AROUND XA00 PM EACH NIGHT. TRACKING INBOUND TO THE LEBANON NDB FROM THE E 15 DME OUT SLIGHTLY S OF COURSE THE ADF NEEDLE STARTED TO SWING AND THE LOC STARTED TO COME IN. IT APPEARED WE OR I WAS INTERCEPTING THE LOC ABOUT 4 MI S OF PYLER INTXN. ZKC CAUGHT THE MISTAKE QUICKLY BECAUSE I WAS CLOSE TO A RESTR AREA ALSO IN THE AREA WE WERE IMC AND MODERATE TURB. WHILE I WAS TURNING TO INTERCEPT THIS FALSE LOC I LOST ABOUT 400 FT FROM 3200 DOWN TO 2800 WHICH CENTER AND I BOTH CAUGHT RIGHT AWAY. WELL, I FINALLY GOT HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I FLEW TO THE NDB, DID THE PROC TURN, INBOUND ON THE LOC. THE WIND WAS STRONG OUT OF THE S. BY THE TIME I DSNDED TO 2000 MSL I WAS ALREADY PAST THE ARPT, SO I DID A MISSED APCH, ASKED KANSAS CITY FOR RADAR VECTORS THIS TIME. WHILE CENTER WAS VECTORING ME ONTO THE LOC, I NOTICED I DIDN'T EVEN RAISE THE GEAR. WELL, I LEFT IT DOWN, FINISHED THE APCH, BROKE OUT AT CIRCLING MINS ON THE SDF 36 APCH, CIRCLED TO LAND ON RWY 18. IT WAS NIGHT OR DARK STILL AND ABOUT 5-7 MI VISIBILITY. LANDED UNEVENTFUL. I TOLD THE MECH ABOUT THE ADF, HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK HE WILL FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I THINK IT IS PLT FATIGUE THE WHOLE WAY.
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.