Pilot turns the wrong direction on missed approach and nearly collides with another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	308972
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : afj
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	SA 365 Dauphin 2
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : intermediate altitude landing : missed approach
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	308972
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Acting as safety pilot and PIC on instrument flight, map was initiated at afj. Aircraft was cleared to climb to 5000 ft direct to camor NDB, PF tuned NDB to camor and turned to NDB, NDB needle swung to 300 degrees, pilot turned to heading. Controller then told our aircraft to descend immediately to 3000 ft, our aircraft was climbing through 4500 ft. After descending immediately to comply to ATC normal needle indications were noted and flight continued normally. I was at the time tuning GPS to NAVAID at connellsville airport. Aircraft #2 (cessna 182) proceeding direct to agc for agc VOR runway 5 approach at 3000 ft, also in IMC conditions. As noted earlier NDB indicated 300 degree connellsville airport was southeast of our position. There was an error PF the aircraft did not detect, I did not notice this due to tuning GPS in the center console of our aircraft. I should have been monitoring PF the aircraft closer. PF was instrument rated with IFR experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TURNS THE WRONG DIRECTION ON MISSED APCH AND NEARLY COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: ACTING AS SAFETY PLT AND PIC ON INST FLT, MAP WAS INITIATED AT AFJ. ACFT WAS CLRED TO CLB TO 5000 FT DIRECT TO CAMOR NDB, PF TUNED NDB TO CAMOR AND TURNED TO NDB, NDB NEEDLE SWUNG TO 300 DEGS, PLT TURNED TO HDG. CTLR THEN TOLD OUR ACFT TO DSND IMMEDIATELY TO 3000 FT, OUR ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH 4500 FT. AFTER DSNDING IMMEDIATELY TO COMPLY TO ATC NORMAL NEEDLE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED AND FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY. I WAS AT THE TIME TUNING GPS TO NAVAID AT CONNELLSVILLE ARPT. ACFT #2 (CESSNA 182) PROCEEDING DIRECT TO AGC FOR AGC VOR RWY 5 APCH AT 3000 FT, ALSO IN IMC CONDITIONS. AS NOTED EARLIER NDB INDICATED 300 DEG CONNELLSVILLE ARPT WAS SE OF OUR POS. THERE WAS AN ERROR PF THE ACFT DID NOT DETECT, I DID NOT NOTICE THIS DUE TO TUNING GPS IN THE CTR CONSOLE OF OUR ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING PF THE ACFT CLOSER. PF WAS INST RATED WITH IFR EXPERIENCE.

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.