<< >> NASA ASRS Report 345240, August 1996

Pilot of a cessna 210 made a missed approach due to being too high during a VOR DME approach using LORAN type navigational radio equipment.

Attributes
ACN	345240
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ign airport : pou
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 1847 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	345240
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Broke out from IMC. Was offered visual approach to pou. Decided to ask for practice approach. Accepted VOR/DME runway 24, since VMC, despite lack of DME, with the intent to use LORAN for distance information. Once established, started descent, became confused using LORAN and lost positional awareness, climbed back to last assigned altitude. Then having determined position, once again descended. Despite expedited descent, go around was required. Cause was lack of familiarity with avionics, particularly LORAN. Should not have accepted VOR/DME even though in VMC with safety pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 210 MADE A MISSED APCH DUE TO BEING TOO HIGH DURING A VOR DME APCH USING LORAN TYPE NAVIGATIONAL RADIO EQUIP.

Narrative: BROKE OUT FROM IMC. WAS OFFERED VISUAL APCH TO POU. DECIDED TO ASK FOR PRACTICE APCH. ACCEPTED VOR/DME RWY 24, SINCE VMC, DESPITE LACK OF DME, WITH THE INTENT TO USE LORAN FOR DISTANCE INFO. ONCE ESTABLISHED, STARTED DSCNT, BECAME CONFUSED USING LORAN AND LOST POSITIONAL AWARENESS, CLBED BACK TO LAST ASSIGNED ALT. THEN HAVING DETERMINED POS, ONCE AGAIN DSNDED. DESPITE EXPEDITED DSCNT, GAR WAS REQUIRED. CAUSE WAS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AVIONICS, PARTICULARLY LORAN. SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED VOR/DME EVEN THOUGH IN VMC WITH SAFETY PLT.

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.