E120 flight crew hand flying low minimums approach to lax get unstable at decision ht and go around.

Attributes
ACN	678910
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 24r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	678910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I elected to hand fly the CAT I ILS to runway 24R with a 4000 ft touchdown zone RVR. Approach was normal and stabilized. At 200 ft AGL; captain called 'decision ht' and PNF reported 'approach lights; continue.' I looked up; saw nothing recognizable in a quick glance through the fog; and continued down to 100 ft above touchdown zone on the ILS; noting that I had gone 1 DOT left and started to correct. At next minimums call; first officer called 'runway in sight; come right.' I was looking at the 1000 ft aim point makers on the runway; but they were about 30 degrees right. At first; I attempted to continue to land; but seeing the angle and our altitude; I instead elected a missed approach. (Probably what I should have done originally.) we held as RVR went below legal minimums; and made it in on next approach when visibility went back to 4000 ft RVR. Contributing factors: hand flying vice autoplt approach; and late recognition of runway touchdown zone. Would've almost been better for person looking out to say 'I have controls' and do landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 FLT CREW HAND FLYING LOW MINIMUMS APCH TO LAX GET UNSTABLE AT DECISION HT AND GO AROUND.

Narrative: I ELECTED TO HAND FLY THE CAT I ILS TO RWY 24R WITH A 4000 FT TOUCHDOWN ZONE RVR. APCH WAS NORMAL AND STABILIZED. AT 200 FT AGL; CAPT CALLED 'DECISION HT' AND PNF RPTED 'APCH LIGHTS; CONTINUE.' I LOOKED UP; SAW NOTHING RECOGNIZABLE IN A QUICK GLANCE THROUGH THE FOG; AND CONTINUED DOWN TO 100 FT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN ZONE ON THE ILS; NOTING THAT I HAD GONE 1 DOT L AND STARTED TO CORRECT. AT NEXT MINIMUMS CALL; FO CALLED 'RWY IN SIGHT; COME R.' I WAS LOOKING AT THE 1000 FT AIM POINT MAKERS ON THE RWY; BUT THEY WERE ABOUT 30 DEGS R. AT FIRST; I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO LAND; BUT SEEING THE ANGLE AND OUR ALT; I INSTEAD ELECTED A MISSED APCH. (PROBABLY WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE ORIGINALLY.) WE HELD AS RVR WENT BELOW LEGAL MINIMUMS; AND MADE IT IN ON NEXT APCH WHEN VISIBILITY WENT BACK TO 4000 FT RVR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HAND FLYING VICE AUTOPLT APCH; AND LATE RECOGNITION OF RWY TOUCHDOWN ZONE. WOULD'VE ALMOST BEEN BETTER FOR PERSON LOOKING OUT TO SAY 'I HAVE CTLS' AND DO LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.