A go around is initiated by the PF, the first officer, when the G4 is too high for a stabilized approach to runway 1 at iad, va.

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Attributes
ACN	544938
Time
Date	200204
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 01 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	544938
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flt/nav warn sys other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : returned to assigned altitude other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on ILS approach to runway 1 at dulles, ATC instructed us to turn to heading 040 degrees and intercept the localizer at 4000 ft MSL. Due to the close proximity to the airport and being slightly higher than normal for the approach, the first officer (PF), selected approach, instead of LNAV, anticipating being cleared for the approach. Approach captured the GS at about the same time we starting receiving a TCASII #1 fail message and bong and a transponder fail light continuously. This distracted us from the fact that we started descending on the GS before being cleared for the approach. We caught the descent about 300-400 ft below 4000 ft MSL and got as low as 3500 ft MSL. Approach handed us off to tower at this point as we climbed back to 4000 ft MSL. This put us in a position too close, high and fast to make the runway and we requested a go around. On the 2ND approach, we were given a descent to 2300 ft MSL while intercepting instead of 4000 ft MSL and landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GAR IS INITIATED BY THE PF, THE FO, WHEN THE G4 IS TOO HIGH FOR A STABILIZED APCH TO RWY 1 AT IAD, VA.

Narrative: WHILE ON ILS APCH TO RWY 1 AT DULLES, ATC INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO HEADING 040 DEGS AND INTERCEPT THE LOC AT 4000 FT MSL. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX TO THE ARPT AND BEING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR THE APCH, THE FO (PF), SELECTED APCH, INSTEAD OF LNAV, ANTICIPATING BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH. APCH CAPTURED THE GS AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE STARTING RECEIVING A TCASII #1 FAIL MESSAGE AND BONG AND A XPONDER FAIL LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY. THIS DISTRACTED US FROM THE FACT THAT WE STARTED DSNDING ON THE GS BEFORE BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH. WE CAUGHT THE DSCNT ABOUT 300-400 FT BELOW 4000 FT MSL AND GOT AS LOW AS 3500 FT MSL. APCH HANDED US OFF TO TWR AT THIS POINT AS WE CLBED BACK TO 4000 FT MSL. THIS PUT US IN A POS TOO CLOSE, HIGH AND FAST TO MAKE THE RWY AND WE REQUESTED A GAR. ON THE 2ND APCH, WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 2300 FT MSL WHILE INTERCEPTING INSTEAD OF 4000 FT MSL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.