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GLF4 flight crew abandons approach to destination due to turbulence. Confusion occurs with approach control regarding the expected track following the go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmu.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 690825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 97 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 690587 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Very windy and turbulent conditions existed. We did a missed due to unstable airspeed on short final and requested to go to ewr. While I made the first contact with new york approach and told him we were heading 225 degrees at 2000 ft MSL; my captain worked the radios after that while I set the cockpit up for an ILS to runway 22L at ewr circle to runway 29. When new york approach contacted us again the captain had already entered the hold in the missed approach because he had not received any instruction from new york approach. At that time new york contacted him and said maintain heading; the captain said which heading and the controller said the one you are on. Well he had turned to a 150 degree heading in the hold. When I took over the radios after setting up the cockpit for the ewr approach; the controller told me to turn to a 310 degree heading and climb to 5000 ft. Then he started yelling at me as to how we ended up so far south. He got so bad that the captain spoke to him and tried to explain what happened. It all added to an already very busy situation. I think these controllers should be made aware how ineffective anger and lectures are at a time like that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GLF4 FLT CREW ABANDONS APCH TO DEST DUE TO TURB. CONFUSION OCCURS WITH APCH CTL REGARDING THE EXPECTED TRACK FOLLOWING THE GAR.
Narrative: VERY WINDY AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS EXISTED. WE DID A MISSED DUE TO UNSTABLE AIRSPD ON SHORT FINAL AND REQUESTED TO GO TO EWR. WHILE I MADE THE FIRST CONTACT WITH NEW YORK APCH AND TOLD HIM WE WERE HDG 225 DEGS AT 2000 FT MSL; MY CAPT WORKED THE RADIOS AFTER THAT WHILE I SET THE COCKPIT UP FOR AN ILS TO RWY 22L AT EWR CIRCLE TO RWY 29. WHEN NEW YORK APCH CONTACTED US AGAIN THE CAPT HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE HOLD IN THE MISSED APCH BECAUSE HE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY INSTRUCTION FROM NEW YORK APCH. AT THAT TIME NEW YORK CONTACTED HIM AND SAID MAINTAIN HDG; THE CAPT SAID WHICH HDG AND THE CTLR SAID THE ONE YOU ARE ON. WELL HE HAD TURNED TO A 150 DEG HDG IN THE HOLD. WHEN I TOOK OVER THE RADIOS AFTER SETTING UP THE COCKPIT FOR THE EWR APCH; THE CTLR TOLD ME TO TURN TO A 310 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 5000 FT. THEN HE STARTED YELLING AT ME AS TO HOW WE ENDED UP SO FAR S. HE GOT SO BAD THAT THE CAPT SPOKE TO HIM AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. IT ALL ADDED TO AN ALREADY VERY BUSY SITUATION. I THINK THESE CTLRS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE HOW INEFFECTIVE ANGER AND LECTURES ARE AT A TIME LIKE THAT.
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.