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Pilot of an small transport twin turboprop, made a localizer approach tuned to the VOR instead of the localizer frequency resulting in a missed approach and intervention by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fyv |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fyv |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 101 flight time total : 7512 flight time type : 1426 |
| ASRS Report | 298745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While approaching fayetteville, ar, drake field, in IFR conditions, I expected to execute the localizer runway 16 approach, and set up the localizer frequency in the #1 navigation receiver. Razorback approach instead cleared me to drake VOR, so I changed channels and was expecting the VOR-a approach. Fayetteville WX was reported 1700 ft overcast. Approach must have received word that the ceiling was lowering because he immediately cleared me to elmie intersection for the localizer approach. I forgot to switch back to the localizer frequency and executed the approach using drake VOR. As the approach continued, I figured out what was wrong and was pulling up to execute the missed approach, ready to call when tower called to say approach had called to say I was off course, I contacted them, went back to elmie and made an uneventful landing using the correct frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TURBOPROP, MADE A LOC APCH TUNED TO THE VOR INSTEAD OF THE LOC FREQ RESULTING IN A MISSED APCH AND INTERVENTION BY ATC.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING FAYETTEVILLE, AR, DRAKE FIELD, IN IFR CONDITIONS, I EXPECTED TO EXECUTE THE LOC RWY 16 APCH, AND SET UP THE LOC FREQ IN THE #1 NAV RECEIVER. RAZORBACK APCH INSTEAD CLRED ME TO DRAKE VOR, SO I CHANGED CHANNELS AND WAS EXPECTING THE VOR-A APCH. FAYETTEVILLE WX WAS RPTED 1700 FT OVCST. APCH MUST HAVE RECEIVED WORD THAT THE CEILING WAS LOWERING BECAUSE HE IMMEDIATELY CLRED ME TO ELMIE INTXN FOR THE LOC APCH. I FORGOT TO SWITCH BACK TO THE LOC FREQ AND EXECUTED THE APCH USING DRAKE VOR. AS THE APCH CONTINUED, I FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND WAS PULLING UP TO EXECUTE THE MISSED APCH, READY TO CALL WHEN TWR CALLED TO SAY APCH HAD CALLED TO SAY I WAS OFF COURSE, I CONTACTED THEM, WENT BACK TO ELMIE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG USING THE CORRECT FREQ.
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.