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Attributes | |
ACN | 593593 |
Time | |
Date | 200309 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : gcn.airport |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc tower : gcn.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 03 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
Route In Use | approach : circling approach : instrument precision |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 250 |
ASRS Report | 593593 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approached grand canyon airport in IMC. Controller vectored me to the ILS for circling arrival. WX was rough and there was a strong wind (between 20-30 KTS). ATC apparently did not take wind into consideration and gave me a very shallow intercept angle. As a result, missed OM before capturing localizer. Caught false GS and descended rapidly under autoplt. Disengaged autoplt and hand flew. Called tower to report missed approach. Tower asked if I could see the runway. Reported 'no runway in sight, going missed.' began missed approach at 6.7 DME (approximately 1 NM late). Missed approach called for straight-out to 10000 ft. With wind and slow climb rate experienced in turbulence and air, did not reach 10000 ft until in or over grand canyon restr airspace. Called controller to tell him I was still on runway heading and not yet at 10000 ft. He told me to go direct to VOR. Circled back and ultimately given instructions for second and ultimately successful approach. Issues as I see them: 1) ATC gave bad instructions for first approach. Possibly did not understand wind conditions. 2) missed approach procedure at gcn provides insufficient room to avoid incursion in restr space.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 ON APCH TO GCN EXECUTES MISSED APCH DUE TO WX TURB AND ENTERED RESTR AREA WITHOUT ATC APPROVAL.
Narrative: APCHED GRAND CANYON ARPT IN IMC. CTLR VECTORED ME TO THE ILS FOR CIRCLING ARR. WX WAS ROUGH AND THERE WAS A STRONG WIND (BTWN 20-30 KTS). ATC APPARENTLY DID NOT TAKE WIND INTO CONSIDERATION AND GAVE ME A VERY SHALLOW INTERCEPT ANGLE. AS A RESULT, MISSED OM BEFORE CAPTURING LOC. CAUGHT FALSE GS AND DSNDED RAPIDLY UNDER AUTOPLT. DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND HAND FLEW. CALLED TWR TO RPT MISSED APCH. TWR ASKED IF I COULD SEE THE RWY. RPTED 'NO RWY IN SIGHT, GOING MISSED.' BEGAN MISSED APCH AT 6.7 DME (APPROX 1 NM LATE). MISSED APCH CALLED FOR STRAIGHT-OUT TO 10000 FT. WITH WIND AND SLOW CLB RATE EXPERIENCED IN TURB AND AIR, DID NOT REACH 10000 FT UNTIL IN OR OVER GRAND CANYON RESTR AIRSPACE. CALLED CTLR TO TELL HIM I WAS STILL ON RWY HDG AND NOT YET AT 10000 FT. HE TOLD ME TO GO DIRECT TO VOR. CIRCLED BACK AND ULTIMATELY GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECOND AND ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL APCH. ISSUES AS I SEE THEM: 1) ATC GAVE BAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRST APCH. POSSIBLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WIND CONDITIONS. 2) MISSED APCH PROC AT GCN PROVIDES INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO AVOID INCURSION IN RESTR SPACE.
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.