A late handoff and frequency congestion creates a high approach and a circle to land for a BE58 baron pilot at leesburg, jyo, va.

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Attributes
ACN	475850
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jyo.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 17
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision approach : circling arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	475850
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Vectored to localizer 17 approach, cleared direct still intersection, intercept localizer. Given frequency change, not cleared for approach. Finally got through to get approach clearance at still intersection, 1000 ft high. Made best descent possible without shock-cooling engines. Broke out 1000 ft AGL on 1.5 mi final, elected to circle rather than risk long landing on wet runway (WX well above circling minimums). Circled to successful landing over noise-sensitive area. Primary factor: lack of approach clearance prevented descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LATE HDOF AND FREQ CONGESTION CREATES A HIGH APCH AND A CIRCLE TO LAND FOR A BE58 BARON PLT AT LEESBURG, JYO, VA.

Narrative: VECTORED TO LOC 17 APCH, CLRED DIRECT STILL INTXN, INTERCEPT LOC. GIVEN FREQ CHANGE, NOT CLRED FOR APCH. FINALLY GOT THROUGH TO GET APCH CLRNC AT STILL INTXN, 1000 FT HIGH. MADE BEST DSCNT POSSIBLE WITHOUT SHOCK-COOLING ENGS. BROKE OUT 1000 FT AGL ON 1.5 MI FINAL, ELECTED TO CIRCLE RATHER THAN RISK LONG LNDG ON WET RWY (WX WELL ABOVE CIRCLING MINIMUMS). CIRCLED TO SUCCESSFUL LNDG OVER NOISE-SENSITIVE AREA. PRIMARY FACTOR: LACK OF APCH CLRNC PREVENTED DSCNT.

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.