GA small aircraft pilot attempts approach bmw when AWOS report shows below minimums. Executes missed approach and is too short of fuel to go to planned altitude. ZTL advises aircraft are landing at pdk and reporter is able to make pdk with available fuel.

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Attributes
ACN	370156
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bmw
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other 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 : 20 flight time total : 784 flight time type : 734
ASRS Report	370156
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight plan from pie to bmw. ATC didn't provide reported field conditions, but referred to AWOS frequency prior to approach. First time use of AWOS. Shot approach despite recording indicating below minimums (already there!). Should have had information sooner. After miss, informed ATC only 30 mins of fuel left and need closer airport, then filed mcn (45 mins away). Advised by ATC that pdk had folks getting in. I requested pdk. Confusion getting proper approach plate. Initially found peachtree fulton county, finally got pdk. Successfully completed ILS runway 20L at pdk despite lack of DME. Single pilot workload and delays -- only able to get/assimilate localizer frequency and MDA and fly aircraft. Fuel down to unusable level with 5 hours 10 mins total flight duration. Forecasts were better than actual after passing mcn. I was slow to realize this. Headwinds from northwest made fuel critical. Should never have made the first approach. Need to ask for deviation sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT ATTEMPTS APCH BMW WHEN AWOS RPT SHOWS BELOW MINIMUMS. EXECUTES MISSED APCH AND IS TOO SHORT OF FUEL TO GO TO PLANNED ALT. ZTL ADVISES ACFT ARE LNDG AT PDK AND RPTR IS ABLE TO MAKE PDK WITH AVAILABLE FUEL.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN FROM PIE TO BMW. ATC DIDN'T PROVIDE RPTED FIELD CONDITIONS, BUT REFERRED TO AWOS FREQ PRIOR TO APCH. FIRST TIME USE OF AWOS. SHOT APCH DESPITE RECORDING INDICATING BELOW MINIMUMS (ALREADY THERE!). SHOULD HAVE HAD INFO SOONER. AFTER MISS, INFORMED ATC ONLY 30 MINS OF FUEL LEFT AND NEED CLOSER ARPT, THEN FILED MCN (45 MINS AWAY). ADVISED BY ATC THAT PDK HAD FOLKS GETTING IN. I REQUESTED PDK. CONFUSION GETTING PROPER APCH PLATE. INITIALLY FOUND PEACHTREE FULTON COUNTY, FINALLY GOT PDK. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ILS RWY 20L AT PDK DESPITE LACK OF DME. SINGLE PLT WORKLOAD AND DELAYS -- ONLY ABLE TO GET/ASSIMILATE LOC FREQ AND MDA AND FLY ACFT. FUEL DOWN TO UNUSABLE LEVEL WITH 5 HRS 10 MINS TOTAL FLT DURATION. FORECASTS WERE BETTER THAN ACTUAL AFTER PASSING MCN. I WAS SLOW TO REALIZE THIS. HEADWINDS FROM NW MADE FUEL CRITICAL. SHOULD NEVER HAVE MADE THE FIRST APCH. NEED TO ASK FOR DEV SOONER.

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.