B757 on missed approach at lga overshoots assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	574473
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	574473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On missed approach lda-a runway 22, aircraft climbed through 3000 ft to 3300 ft. Aircraft was back at 3000 ft prior to another aircraft crossing 1000 ft overhead (verified by TCASII). Other aircraft in sight at all times. While flying VNAV approach 2 NM outside FAF (cohop), altitude 2050 ft, awi set 1100 ft (approach minimums), autoplt engaged, tower instructed climb to go around. Captain initiated with GA switch. Tower instructed climb to 2000 ft, runway heading. Aircraft was already in a climb. (Missed approach altitude for approach was higher than 2000 ft.) captain disengaged autoplt and returned to altitude where we started cleaning up aircraft. During cleanup, tower switched us to lga approach control who instructed climb to 3000 ft and heading 090 degrees. Aircraft climbed through 3000 ft to 3300 ft. Aircraft was in vertical speed mode and the flight director was commanding a climb on the gyro at the time. During annual training, go around's are done after the FAF, when the awi is already set to the missed approach altitude. Real world go around's are usually initiated much earlier in the final approach where standard go around procedures do not apply. We should practice this type of scenario.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 ON MISSED APCH AT LGA OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON MISSED APCH LDA-A RWY 22, ACFT CLBED THROUGH 3000 FT TO 3300 FT. ACFT WAS BACK AT 3000 FT PRIOR TO ANOTHER ACFT XING 1000 FT OVERHEAD (VERIFIED BY TCASII). OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. WHILE FLYING VNAV APCH 2 NM OUTSIDE FAF (COHOP), ALT 2050 FT, AWI SET 1100 FT (APCH MINIMUMS), AUTOPLT ENGAGED, TWR INSTRUCTED CLB TO GO AROUND. CAPT INITIATED WITH GA SWITCH. TWR INSTRUCTED CLB TO 2000 FT, RWY HDG. ACFT WAS ALREADY IN A CLB. (MISSED APCH ALT FOR APCH WAS HIGHER THAN 2000 FT.) CAPT DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND RETURNED TO ALT WHERE WE STARTED CLEANING UP ACFT. DURING CLEANUP, TWR SWITCHED US TO LGA APCH CTL WHO INSTRUCTED CLB TO 3000 FT AND HDG 090 DEGS. ACFT CLBED THROUGH 3000 FT TO 3300 FT. ACFT WAS IN VERT SPD MODE AND THE FLT DIRECTOR WAS COMMANDING A CLB ON THE GYRO AT THE TIME. DURING ANNUAL TRAINING, GAR'S ARE DONE AFTER THE FAF, WHEN THE AWI IS ALREADY SET TO THE MISSED APCH ALT. REAL WORLD GAR'S ARE USUALLY INITIATED MUCH EARLIER IN THE FINAL APCH WHERE STANDARD GAR PROCS DO NOT APPLY. WE SHOULD PRACTICE THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO.

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.