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Mdt aircraft vectored to approach was kept too high by approach controller to make a successful approach so flight crew made missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyz |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yyz |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 388050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approach vectored us on to the localizer high at the marker. Due to the approach being unstablized we elected to go missed. The controller apologized. (He apparently became rushed due to traffic.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT ACFT VECTORED TO APCH WAS KEPT TOO HIGH BY APCH CTLR TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL APCH SO FLC MADE MISSED APCH.
Narrative: APCH VECTORED US ON TO THE LOC HIGH AT THE MARKER. DUE TO THE APCH BEING UNSTABLIZED WE ELECTED TO GO MISSED. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED. (HE APPARENTLY BECAME RUSHED DUE TO TFC.)
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.