C182 struck trees during missed approach from an ILS approach.

Attributes
ACN	349997
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lwb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2560 msl bound upper : 2560
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
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	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 1014 flight time type : 723
ASRS Report	349997
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Making ILS runway 04 approach at lwb. Idented localizer frequency of 110.35. No indication of GS malfunction. No indication below GS. Believed to be just above decision ht (2538 ft). Altimeter 2560 ft. Looked up from panel, trees, pulled up. Declared missed approach. Handed back to center. Cleared direct to bushi LOM for another approach. Did not realize I had contacted trees until on top of fog. Turned inbound on approach. Directional gyroscope appeared to be precessing. Obs showed me to be left of localizer. Declared missed approach. Diverted to roa where WX was VMC. Uneventful landing. I do not believe this incident requires NTSB notification.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 STRUCK TREES DURING MISSED APCH FROM AN ILS APCH.

Narrative: MAKING ILS RWY 04 APCH AT LWB. IDENTED LOC FREQ OF 110.35. NO INDICATION OF GS MALFUNCTION. NO INDICATION BELOW GS. BELIEVED TO BE JUST ABOVE DECISION HT (2538 FT). ALTIMETER 2560 FT. LOOKED UP FROM PANEL, TREES, PULLED UP. DECLARED MISSED APCH. HANDED BACK TO CTR. CLRED DIRECT TO BUSHI LOM FOR ANOTHER APCH. DID NOT REALIZE I HAD CONTACTED TREES UNTIL ON TOP OF FOG. TURNED INBOUND ON APCH. DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE APPEARED TO BE PRECESSING. OBS SHOWED ME TO BE L OF LOC. DECLARED MISSED APCH. DIVERTED TO ROA WHERE WX WAS VMC. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT REQUIRES NTSB NOTIFICATION.

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.