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Small aircraft pilot makes a missed approach at dtw when her HSI went full deflection, with the flight director following the bad signal. When requesting a diversion airport she wanted to say her departure airport, cgf. Instead, she misspoke and asked for cleveland. When switching to cle tower she realized her error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dxo airport : dtw airport : cle |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw tower : cle tower : lga |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1160 |
| ASRS Report | 367950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I had just picked up aircraft prior to this trip from the avionics shop at cgf. The HSI and flight director were not tracking the course selected. While on final into dtw, the command bars (fdi) and heading selector (HSI) went off course to the right, 20 degrees. I was in the clouds and reported the failure to controllers. They canceled my approach clearance. I climbed to new heading and altitude and requested a return to cleveland. I meant to say cgf airport. I was then cleared again for the approach, but into the wrong airport. I didn't realize it until they gave me the tower frequency. Both airports have a runway 23. I had ground contact all during this time. The controller said I should have told him what airport I wanted. But I thought my flight plan would automatically take me back to my departure airport since I never canceled my flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT MAKES A MISSED APCH AT DTW WHEN HER HSI WENT FULL DEFLECTION, WITH THE FLT DIRECTOR FOLLOWING THE BAD SIGNAL. WHEN REQUESTING A DIVERSION ARPT SHE WANTED TO SAY HER DEP ARPT, CGF. INSTEAD, SHE MISSPOKE AND ASKED FOR CLEVELAND. WHEN SWITCHING TO CLE TWR SHE REALIZED HER ERROR.
Narrative: I HAD JUST PICKED UP ACFT PRIOR TO THIS TRIP FROM THE AVIONICS SHOP AT CGF. THE HSI AND FLT DIRECTOR WERE NOT TRACKING THE COURSE SELECTED. WHILE ON FINAL INTO DTW, THE COMMAND BARS (FDI) AND HDG SELECTOR (HSI) WENT OFF COURSE TO THE R, 20 DEGS. I WAS IN THE CLOUDS AND RPTED THE FAILURE TO CTLRS. THEY CANCELED MY APCH CLRNC. I CLBED TO NEW HDG AND ALT AND REQUESTED A RETURN TO CLEVELAND. I MEANT TO SAY CGF ARPT. I WAS THEN CLRED AGAIN FOR THE APCH, BUT INTO THE WRONG ARPT. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL THEY GAVE ME THE TWR FREQ. BOTH ARPTS HAVE A RWY 23. I HAD GND CONTACT ALL DURING THIS TIME. THE CTLR SAID I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM WHAT ARPT I WANTED. BUT I THOUGHT MY FLT PLAN WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TAKE ME BACK TO MY DEP ARPT SINCE I NEVER CANCELED MY FLT PLAN.
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.