Narrative:

Making ILS to runway 36 at dca. ATC had us too high, too long and was concerned about us being able to get down. They offered a 360 degree turn but I felt we could get down. The first officer was flying and I believed him to be well qualified, but instead of going for the G/south and then slowing up, he slowed up too early and could never capture the G/south. Runway was usable at around 3 mi and at the MM I told him to go around and ATC was advised whereupon they gave me new missed approach procedures. I only heard part of the heading and only after 3 or 4 calls would they reconfirm the heading which was 270 degrees. I had only heard '70' which didn't sound right at dca, but which could be used west/O going into the prohibited area. This late change in procedures along with no confirmation on the heading caused me to slide out of the loop momentarily while the first officer was executing the missed approach. He programmed the go around mode for climb out and for navigating the missed approach procedure (standard procedure), but did not call for flaps and gear, and being badly distracted I did not pick up on it immediately the first officer then retracted the gear on his own which turned on the flap warning horn making things worse while I was still trying to get the correct heading. As things got squared away (almost), I noted a flap overspd of 20 KTS with 5 degree flaps. This was an large transport with electronic flight instruments and it tends to be a 2-M busy box in times like this. ATC should never change procedures as a go around is begun. They were very courteous and concerned, but like in a gca procedure, the go around instructions should have been given before the OM if they were to be changed, not when we were performing what borders on an emergency. I don't believe any airspace was violated as the first officer was flying the command bars in the gp mode which should command the proper navigation procedure up the river, and then during the course of the initial climb out I gave him a 270 degree heading and programmed it into the flight director.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT EXCEEDED FLAP SPEED DURING GO AROUND FROM IAP ILS APCH INTO DCA.

Narrative: MAKING ILS TO RWY 36 AT DCA. ATC HAD US TOO HIGH, TOO LONG AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT US BEING ABLE TO GET DOWN. THEY OFFERED A 360 DEG TURN BUT I FELT WE COULD GET DOWN. THE F/O WAS FLYING AND I BELIEVED HIM TO BE WELL QUALIFIED, BUT INSTEAD OF GOING FOR THE G/S AND THEN SLOWING UP, HE SLOWED UP TOO EARLY AND COULD NEVER CAPTURE THE G/S. RWY WAS USABLE AT AROUND 3 MI AND AT THE MM I TOLD HIM TO GO AROUND AND ATC WAS ADVISED WHEREUPON THEY GAVE ME NEW MISSED APCH PROCS. I ONLY HEARD PART OF THE HDG AND ONLY AFTER 3 OR 4 CALLS WOULD THEY RECONFIRM THE HDG WHICH WAS 270 DEGS. I HAD ONLY HEARD '70' WHICH DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT AT DCA, BUT WHICH COULD BE USED W/O GOING INTO THE PROHIBITED AREA. THIS LATE CHANGE IN PROCS ALONG WITH NO CONFIRMATION ON THE HDG CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OUT OF THE LOOP MOMENTARILY WHILE THE F/O WAS EXECUTING THE MISSED APCH. HE PROGRAMMED THE GO AROUND MODE FOR CLBOUT AND FOR NAVIGATING THE MISSED APCH PROC (STANDARD PROC), BUT DID NOT CALL FOR FLAPS AND GEAR, AND BEING BADLY DISTRACTED I DID NOT PICK UP ON IT IMMEDIATELY THE F/O THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR ON HIS OWN WHICH TURNED ON THE FLAP WARNING HORN MAKING THINGS WORSE WHILE I WAS STILL TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT HDG. AS THINGS GOT SQUARED AWAY (ALMOST), I NOTED A FLAP OVERSPD OF 20 KTS WITH 5 DEG FLAPS. THIS WAS AN LGT WITH ELECTRONIC FLT INSTRUMENTS AND IT TENDS TO BE A 2-M BUSY BOX IN TIMES LIKE THIS. ATC SHOULD NEVER CHANGE PROCS AS A GO AROUND IS BEGUN. THEY WERE VERY COURTEOUS AND CONCERNED, BUT LIKE IN A GCA PROC, THE GO AROUND INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN BEFORE THE OM IF THEY WERE TO BE CHANGED, NOT WHEN WE WERE PERFORMING WHAT BORDERS ON AN EMER. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY AIRSPACE WAS VIOLATED AS THE F/O WAS FLYING THE COMMAND BARS IN THE GP MODE WHICH SHOULD COMMAND THE PROPER NAV PROC UP THE RIVER, AND THEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE INITIAL CLBOUT I GAVE HIM A 270 DEG HDG AND PROGRAMMED IT INTO THE FLT DIRECTOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.