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Reporter pilot was too high on initial approach and did a go around, but entered clouds in the go around. And, reporter had no flight plan. Reporter says that although it was a technical violation. He considered his action correct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1a5 |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 339358 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Arrived over IA5 at XX15. Clear everywhere except thin cloud layer over east end of airport. Descended to investigate. Top of layer at 1200 ft AGL. Since approach to runway 7 was clear I decided I could legally land. Unfortunately, due to hills in the approach area I ended up too high to land on final, so I elected to go around. I thought I could do this without entering the cloud layer, but was unable to avoid going IMC on the go around for a few moments (15-20 seconds). Landed uneventfully on second attempt. Although a technical violation occurred, the decision to land was made after careful thought and evaluation of the circumstances (ie, this was not careless or reckless). The alternative was to circle for some time waiting for cloud layer to burn off or go elsewhere to land. Under the same circumstances I'd probably do it again, being more careful to avoid the thin cloud layer on the go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR PLT WAS TOO HIGH ON INITIAL APCH AND DID A GAR, BUT ENTERED CLOUDS IN THE GAR. AND, RPTR HAD NO FLT PLAN. RPTR SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS A TECHNICAL VIOLATION. HE CONSIDERED HIS ACTION CORRECT.
Narrative: ARRIVED OVER IA5 AT XX15. CLR EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THIN CLOUD LAYER OVER E END OF ARPT. DSNDED TO INVESTIGATE. TOP OF LAYER AT 1200 FT AGL. SINCE APCH TO RWY 7 WAS CLR I DECIDED I COULD LEGALLY LAND. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HILLS IN THE APCH AREA I ENDED UP TOO HIGH TO LAND ON FINAL, SO I ELECTED TO GAR. I THOUGHT I COULD DO THIS WITHOUT ENTERING THE CLOUD LAYER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID GOING IMC ON THE GAR FOR A FEW MOMENTS (15-20 SECONDS). LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON SECOND ATTEMPT. ALTHOUGH A TECHNICAL VIOLATION OCCURRED, THE DECISION TO LAND WAS MADE AFTER CAREFUL THOUGHT AND EVALUATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES (IE, THIS WAS NOT CARELESS OR RECKLESS). THE ALTERNATIVE WAS TO CIRCLE FOR SOME TIME WAITING FOR CLOUD LAYER TO BURN OFF OR GO ELSEWHERE TO LAND. UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES I'D PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN, BEING MORE CAREFUL TO AVOID THE THIN CLOUD LAYER ON THE 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.