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A PC12 pilot, when cleared for the approach to gai, intercepted final approach course inbound instead of flying the approach as published.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gai.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 532846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My training partner and I were en route to gai. We requested the RNAV (GPS) approach that contains a holding shape procedure turn, and were told to expect the approach. We were given heading initially for the approach and later switched controllers, that gave us direct to the IAF maintain 3000 ft and cleared us for the approach. Both me and my partner were under the impression that we were vectored for the approach and didn't have to reverse course and proceeded inbound, we intercepted the course at an angle of approximately 60-80 degrees. As soon as we passed the IAF and initiated our descent the controller came on and asked if we are proceeded directly inbound, we said 'yes.' the controller said 'that is ok if that is what you want to do, but that is not what I expected, just cancel IFR on the ground.' since we were just past the fix and have just begun our descent to the next step-down (2200 ft), we immediately climbed back to 3000 ft and entered the holding, made 1 turn and proceeded with the approach. There was no conflict and no further communication in regards to the procedure turn was made by us or the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PC12 PLT, WHEN CLRED FOR THE APCH TO GAI, INTERCEPTED FINAL APCH COURSE INBOUND INSTEAD OF FLYING THE APCH AS PUBLISHED.
Narrative: MY TRAINING PARTNER AND I WERE ENRTE TO GAI. WE REQUESTED THE RNAV (GPS) APCH THAT CONTAINS A HOLDING SHAPE PROC TURN, AND WERE TOLD TO EXPECT THE APCH. WE WERE GIVEN HEADING INITIALLY FOR THE APCH AND LATER SWITCHED CTLRS, THAT GAVE US DIRECT TO THE IAF MAINTAIN 3000 FT AND CLRED US FOR THE APCH. BOTH ME AND MY PARTNER WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE VECTORED FOR THE APCH AND DIDN'T HAVE TO REVERSE COURSE AND PROCEEDED INBOUND, WE INTERCEPTED THE COURSE AT AN ANGLE OF APPROX 60-80 DEGS. AS SOON AS WE PASSED THE IAF AND INITIATED OUR DSCNT THE CTLR CAME ON AND ASKED IF WE ARE PROCEEDED DIRECTLY INBOUND, WE SAID 'YES.' THE CTLR SAID 'THAT IS OK IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED, JUST CANCEL IFR ON THE GND.' SINCE WE WERE JUST PAST THE FIX AND HAVE JUST BEGUN OUR DSCNT TO THE NEXT STEP-DOWN (2200 FT), WE IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO 3000 FT AND ENTERED THE HOLDING, MADE 1 TURN AND PROCEEDED WITH THE APCH. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND NO FURTHER COM IN REGARDS TO THE PROC TURN WAS MADE BY US OR THE CTLR.
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.