A private instrument rated pilot departed vld to ags in IMC. Unable to land at ags the aircraft initiated the missed approach and deviated from the altitude and heading instructions.

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Attributes
ACN	427487
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ags.airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Rain Fog
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ags.tracon tracon : cae.tracon tower : sea
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Scotsman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	427487
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed srq around XA30, IFR to vld. Arrived vld approximately XC30. (En route trip and approach uneventful.) departed vld around XD30, IFR to ags. At time of departure, ags WX reported at IFR minimums with some minor improvements in forecast at estimated time of arrival. Upon arrival at ags, WX was marginal IFR. Visibility 1 1/2 - 2 mi, fog, drizzling rain and darkness. Was unable to see runway on initial approach and executed missed approach. Upon executing second approach, still unable to see runway due to low ceiling, fog, rain and darkness. Executed second missed approach and due to WX conditions, inadvertently deviated from assigned altitude and heading. Then proceeded to cae hoping for better atmospheric conditions for landing. Upon arrival at cae, atmospheric WX conditions were IFR minimums due to fog, drizzling rain and darkness. Was unable to see runway on initial ILS approach. Executed missed approach and thereafter received radar vectors and landed on second approach. Correction action: will arrange for immediate remedial IFR training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT INST RATED PLT DEPARTED VLD TO AGS IN IMC. UNABLE TO LAND AT AGS THE ACFT INITIATED THE MISSED APCH AND DEVIATED FROM THE ALT AND HDG INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: DEPARTED SRQ AROUND XA30, IFR TO VLD. ARRIVED VLD APPROX XC30. (ENRTE TRIP AND APCH UNEVENTFUL.) DEPARTED VLD AROUND XD30, IFR TO AGS. AT TIME OF DEP, AGS WX RPTED AT IFR MINIMUMS WITH SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS IN FORECAST AT ESTIMATED TIME OF ARR. UPON ARR AT AGS, WX WAS MARGINAL IFR. VISIBILITY 1 1/2 - 2 MI, FOG, DRIZZLING RAIN AND DARKNESS. WAS UNABLE TO SEE RWY ON INITIAL APCH AND EXECUTED MISSED APCH. UPON EXECUTING SECOND APCH, STILL UNABLE TO SEE RWY DUE TO LOW CEILING, FOG, RAIN AND DARKNESS. EXECUTED SECOND MISSED APCH AND DUE TO WX CONDITIONS, INADVERTENTLY DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALT AND HDG. THEN PROCEEDED TO CAE HOPING FOR BETTER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS FOR LNDG. UPON ARR AT CAE, ATMOSPHERIC WX CONDITIONS WERE IFR MINIMUMS DUE TO FOG, DRIZZLING RAIN AND DARKNESS. WAS UNABLE TO SEE RWY ON INITIAL ILS APCH. EXECUTED MISSED APCH AND THEREAFTER RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS AND LANDED ON SECOND APCH. CORRECTION ACTION: WILL ARRANGE FOR IMMEDIATE REMEDIAL IFR TRAINING.

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.