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Small aircraft on ILS approach picks up ice. Declines missed approach caused by VFR aircraft in area. Did not want to go back into icing conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ckb |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ckb tower : cdw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 198504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing ckb for fuel. Trace ice reported. Vector to the ILS. Noted trace of ice on leading edge of aircraft wings (glazing). When I had runway in sight, ATC informed me that an unidentified aircraft was approaching in the west sector of the airport. ATC informed me that I may need to make a missed approach. I refused because I didn't want to go and hold, risking a build up of ice. I continued to circle to land until I knew the small aircraft was remaining clear. The small aircraft was VFR. At the time the trace ice appeared, I had the runway in sight. Considering circumstances, a continued landing was most advisable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON ILS APCH PICKS UP ICE. DECLINES MISSED APCH CAUSED BY VFR ACFT IN AREA. DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK INTO ICING CONDITIONS.
Narrative: LNDG CKB FOR FUEL. TRACE ICE RPTED. VECTOR TO THE ILS. NOTED TRACE OF ICE ON LEADING EDGE OF ACFT WINGS (GLAZING). WHEN I HAD RWY IN SIGHT, ATC INFORMED ME THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED ACFT WAS APCHING IN THE W SECTOR OF THE ARPT. ATC INFORMED ME THAT I MAY NEED TO MAKE A MISSED APCH. I REFUSED BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND HOLD, RISKING A BUILD UP OF ICE. I CONTINUED TO CIRCLE TO LAND UNTIL I KNEW THE SMA WAS REMAINING CLR. THE SMA WAS VFR. AT THE TIME THE TRACE ICE APPEARED, I HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. CONSIDERING CIRCUMSTANCES, A CONTINUED LNDG WAS MOST ADVISABLE.
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.