<< >> NASA ASRS Report 507340, April 2001

A GA pilot on vectors turns to intercept the localizer of an ILS prior to being cleared for the approach. The approach controller accepted the deviation.

Attributes
ACN	507340
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	507340
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

South of apa airport on vectors from east of ILS runway 35R apa. When given intercept vector and established on that heading, we went through the localizer heading 320 degrees and began a right turn to intercept the localizer. Controller said we were not cleared for approach, but to continue to intercept.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PLT ON VECTORS TURNS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC OF AN ILS PRIOR TO BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH. THE APCH CTLR ACCEPTED THE DEV.

Narrative: S OF APA ARPT ON VECTORS FROM E OF ILS RWY 35R APA. WHEN GIVEN INTERCEPT VECTOR AND ESTABLISHED ON THAT HDG, WE WENT THROUGH THE LOC HDG 320 DEGS AND BEGAN A R TURN TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. CTLR SAID WE WERE NOT CLRED FOR APCH, BUT TO CONTINUE TO INTERCEPT.

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.