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Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport have difficulty in following ATC missed approach instructions and the publication map in remaining clear of prohibited area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 268339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 268339 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Although the wind at the approach end of the runway was reported as calm, there was a 42 KT tailwind on all but the east one half to one fourth mi from the runway. The vector on the final ILS intercept was short, and the plane was about 1000 ft above GS outside FAF. Due to the tailwind it was impossible to get the plane on GS and also to get slow enough for final flaps and a stable approach so a go around was done due to prohibited areas near the airport it was very confusing following the tower missed approach instructions and coordinating the go around procedure with the first officer (not flying) and avoiding the prohibited areas. We were never quite sure we were clear of the prohibited areas at all times while on the early tower departure control vectors . This created a work overload in the cockpit which I feel degraded the crew performance of the complicated missed approach procedures. Being able to plan a missed approach a little better or being told what one might expect on a miss would provide a smoother operation in the event of a sudden or unexpected go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF ACR MLG HAVE DIFFICULTY IN FOLLOWING ATC MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PUB MAP IN REMAINING CLR OF PROHIBITED AREA.
Narrative: ALTHOUGH THE WIND AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY WAS RPTED AS CALM, THERE WAS A 42 KT TAILWIND ON ALL BUT THE E ONE HALF TO ONE FOURTH MI FROM THE RWY. THE VECTOR ON THE FINAL ILS INTERCEPT WAS SHORT, AND THE PLANE WAS ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE GS OUTSIDE FAF. DUE TO THE TAILWIND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE PLANE ON GS AND ALSO TO GET SLOW ENOUGH FOR FINAL FLAPS AND A STABLE APCH SO A GAR WAS DONE DUE TO PROHIBITED AREAS NEAR THE ARPT IT WAS VERY CONFUSING FOLLOWING THE TWR MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND COORDINATING THE GAR PROC WITH THE FO (NOT FLYING) AND AVOIDING THE PROHIBITED AREAS. WE WERE NEVER QUITE SURE WE WERE CLR OF THE PROHIBITED AREAS AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON THE EARLY TWR DEP CTL VECTORS . THIS CREATED A WORK OVERLOAD IN THE COCKPIT WHICH I FEEL DEGRADED THE CREW PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPLICATED MISSED APCH PROCS. BEING ABLE TO PLAN A MISSED APCH A LITTLE BETTER OR BEING TOLD WHAT ONE MIGHT EXPECT ON A MISS WOULD PROVIDE A SMOOTHER OP IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN OR UNEXPECTED GAR.
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.