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Flight crew of a cpr medium large transport operated outside of the protected airspace when making a circling approach at night in high gusty winds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bvy |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bvy |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : circling |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9680 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 294136 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Localizer approach to runway 16 at bvy on dec/fri/94 at about XX00 local with WX just above circling minimums. The plan was to execute the approach and, due to strong surface winds out of the northeast, circle to land on runway 09. On final we needed to hold a heading of 25-30 degree left of localizer course in order to stay on localizer centerline due to winds out of 040 degrees at 65 KTS. Passing over the intersection of runways 16 and 09, the PF started a standard rate turn to the right in order to position the aircraft downwind for a landing on runway 09. My task was to maintain contact with the airport environment. It didn't cause me concern when I would momentarily lose sight of the airport as I expected to pick it back up when we had completed the right turn back toward the runway. Upon completion of the turn back to a heading toward the northeast I expected to re-acquire visual contact with the airport environment. However, once on that heading all I saw were the lights from the town but still thought I could use my knowledge of the local area to re-orient myself and find the field. We continued to fly in a northeasterly direction for an undetermined amount of time when, in concern for our location, I selected direct to the airport on the FMS and just as I got a point in the northerly direction from the aircraft's current position, the PF announced that he had the airport and intended landing runway off his left side. He immediately turned left to enter a right downwind for runway 09. The error on my part was not calling for an immediate missed approach when I lost contact with the runway environment even though I thought I would re-acquire contact. The second error can be attributed to even trying or continuing the approach in the first place. Once it was evident that we had a left quartering tailwind in excess of 60 KTS at circling altitude, we should have abandoned the plan to make a circling approach. With that kind of wind and resulting drift, it was physically impossible to execute the circling procedure and remain within the protected circling airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CPR MLG OPERATED OUTSIDE OF THE PROTECTED AIRSPACE WHEN MAKING A CIRCLING APCH AT NIGHT IN HIGH GUSTY WINDS.
Narrative: LOC APCH TO RWY 16 AT BVY ON DEC/FRI/94 AT ABOUT XX00 LCL WITH WX JUST ABOVE CIRCLING MINIMUMS. THE PLAN WAS TO EXECUTE THE APCH AND, DUE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NE, CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 09. ON FINAL WE NEEDED TO HOLD A HDG OF 25-30 DEG L OF LOC COURSE IN ORDER TO STAY ON LOC CTRLINE DUE TO WINDS OUT OF 040 DEGS AT 65 KTS. PASSING OVER THE INTXN OF RWYS 16 AND 09, THE PF STARTED A STANDARD RATE TURN TO THE R IN ORDER TO POS THE ACFT DOWNWIND FOR A LNDG ON RWY 09. MY TASK WAS TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT. IT DIDN'T CAUSE ME CONCERN WHEN I WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE SIGHT OF THE ARPT AS I EXPECTED TO PICK IT BACK UP WHEN WE HAD COMPLETED THE R TURN BACK TOWARD THE RWY. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN BACK TO A HDG TOWARD THE NE I EXPECTED TO RE-ACQUIRE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, ONCE ON THAT HDG ALL I SAW WERE THE LIGHTS FROM THE TOWN BUT STILL THOUGHT I COULD USE MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE LCL AREA TO RE-ORIENT MYSELF AND FIND THE FIELD. WE CONTINUED TO FLY IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN, IN CONCERN FOR OUR LOCATION, I SELECTED DIRECT TO THE ARPT ON THE FMS AND JUST AS I GOT A POINT IN THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION FROM THE ACFT'S CURRENT POS, THE PF ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD THE ARPT AND INTENDED LNDG RWY OFF HIS L SIDE. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED LEFT TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 09. THE ERROR ON MY PART WAS NOT CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE MISSED APCH WHEN I LOST CONTACT WITH THE RWY ENVIRONMENT EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT I WOULD RE-ACQUIRE CONTACT. THE SECOND ERROR CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO EVEN TRYING OR CONTINUING THE APCH IN THE FIRST PLACE. ONCE IT WAS EVIDENT THAT WE HAD A L QUARTERING TAILWIND IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS AT CIRCLING ALT, WE SHOULD HAVE ABANDONED THE PLAN TO MAKE A CIRCLING APCH. WITH THAT KIND OF WIND AND RESULTING DRIFT, IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE THE CIRCLING PROC AND REMAIN WITHIN THE PROTECTED CIRCLING AIRSPACE.
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.