The reporter had to be revectored three times out on a VOR-a approach to whiteman and deviated from ...

Attributes
ACN	334887
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vny airport : whp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	general aviation : personal
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 : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 898 flight time type : 820
ASRS Report	334887
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight plan was to vny VOR then to whp. 2000 ft stratus ceilings east 1 1/2 mi visibility light to some moderate turbulence over mountains to the north on descent. Inexperienced front seat passenger became nauseated. Plane had no autoplt or heading hold. Single pilot IFR. Vectored to final. Had practiced approach night before on computer (ift-pro). I have no experience in los angeles -- did not know airport. After vectoring to final approach course flew through the course 3 times -- had to be revectored out each time. Thought I had to do the procedure turn and could not understand why ATC was setting me up at such a weird angle to do the turn. ATC got mad after the third time -- my apprehensive passenger got worse. I asked about the procedure turn. Once this was figured out, did approach and landed whp fine. In this process, I blew the altitudes twice. I can IFR current. Conclusion: 1) one person can handle only a limited number of things. 2) I got overloaded and fixated on how I flew the approach the night before, this included the procedure turn. 3) ATC by acting frustrated made the situation worse. (I should not allow this to happen.) 4) this was a simple approach that should not have been any problem. There are no simple approachs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR HAD TO BE REVECTORED THREE TIMES OUT ON A VOR-A APCH TO WHITEMAN AND DEVIATED FROM HIS ALT TWICE.

Narrative: FLT PLAN WAS TO VNY VOR THEN TO WHP. 2000 FT STRATUS CEILINGS E 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY LIGHT TO SOME MODERATE TURB OVER MOUNTAINS TO THE N ON DSCNT. INEXPERIENCED FRONT SEAT PAX BECAME NAUSEATED. PLANE HAD NO AUTOPLT OR HEADING HOLD. SINGLE PLT IFR. VECTORED TO FINAL. HAD PRACTICED APCH NIGHT BEFORE ON COMPUTER (IFT-PRO). I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IN LOS ANGELES -- DID NOT KNOW ARPT. AFTER VECTORING TO FINAL APCH COURSE FLEW THROUGH THE COURSE 3 TIMES -- HAD TO BE REVECTORED OUT EACH TIME. THOUGHT I HAD TO DO THE PROC TURN AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ATC WAS SETTING ME UP AT SUCH A WEIRD ANGLE TO DO THE TURN. ATC GOT MAD AFTER THE THIRD TIME -- MY APPREHENSIVE PAX GOT WORSE. I ASKED ABOUT THE PROC TURN. ONCE THIS WAS FIGURED OUT, DID APCH AND LANDED WHP FINE. IN THIS PROCESS, I BLEW THE ALTS TWICE. I CAN IFR CURRENT. CONCLUSION: 1) ONE PERSON CAN HANDLE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF THINGS. 2) I GOT OVERLOADED AND FIXATED ON HOW I FLEW THE APCH THE NIGHT BEFORE, THIS INCLUDED THE PROC TURN. 3) ATC BY ACTING FRUSTRATED MADE THE SIT WORSE. (I SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.) 4) THIS WAS A SIMPLE APCH THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY PROB. THERE ARE NO SIMPLE APCHS.

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.

The reporter had to be revectored three times out on a VOR-a approach to whiteman and deviated from his altitude twice.