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Captain of a canadair regional jet CL65 overshot final during a visual approach due to the sun position and haze. He re- established the final by using the ILS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msy |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 386800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was cleared for visual approach at msy, landing to the east. First officer accepted visual after asking if I had the field. I set myself up for a classic loss of contact with the field. Descended into haze directly into the sun which resulted in an overshoot and non stabilized approach. Picked up the final approach course using instruments. Next time I will think twice. (I have to make this mistake about once every 5-6 yrs to remind myself!) a good example as always for learning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A CANADAIR REGIONAL JET CL65 OVERSHOT FINAL DURING A VISUAL APCH DUE TO THE SUN POS AND HAZE. HE RE- ESTABLISHED THE FINAL BY USING THE ILS.
Narrative: WAS CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH AT MSY, LNDG TO THE E. FO ACCEPTED VISUAL AFTER ASKING IF I HAD THE FIELD. I SET MYSELF UP FOR A CLASSIC LOSS OF CONTACT WITH THE FIELD. DSNDED INTO HAZE DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERSHOOT AND NON STABILIZED APCH. PICKED UP THE FINAL APCH COURSE USING INSTS. NEXT TIME I WILL THINK TWICE. (I HAVE TO MAKE THIS MISTAKE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 5-6 YRS TO REMIND MYSELF!) A GOOD EXAMPLE AS ALWAYS FOR LEARNING.
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.