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IFR aircraft on ILS 5 approach to lbt elects to land and taxi back for departure without cancelling IFR or notifying ATC of intentions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LBT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 10 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
While being vectored for an approach (ILS 5 lbt); the controller informed me there was no traffic following me; and I said I would probably miss and follow the published missed approach procedure. However; actual weather (ASOS was reporting 500' broken) turned out to be a thin scattered layer - no problem landing. Lbt is a non-towered airport with no remote communications outlet; and I had weak or no cell phone reception to call to cancel IFR. So I taxied back and departed into good VMC; called fay approach control to simply resume the missed approach procedure. I was informed there was a conflict; and in a subsequent conversation with the ATC facility was reminded to ask for a through clearance if spending any time on the ground. With hindsight; once I was airborne again; it was my mistake to use the term 'missed approach'; I should have just called to cancel the IFR and request clearance for the next leg. Still; I tied up the airspace for less time than if I had remained on the ground and searched for a land line telephone to cancel IFR on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IFR aircraft on ILS 5 approach to LBT elects to land and taxi back for departure without cancelling IFR or notifying ATC of intentions.
Narrative: While being vectored for an approach (ILS 5 LBT); the controller informed me there was no traffic following me; and I said I would probably miss and follow the published missed approach procedure. However; actual weather (ASOS was reporting 500' broken) turned out to be a thin scattered layer - no problem landing. LBT is a non-towered airport with no Remote Communications Outlet; and I had weak or no cell phone reception to call to cancel IFR. So I taxied back and departed into good VMC; called FAY Approach Control to simply resume the Missed Approach Procedure. I was informed there was a conflict; and in a subsequent conversation with the ATC facility was reminded to ask for a through clearance if spending any time on the ground. With hindsight; once I was airborne again; it was my mistake to use the term 'Missed Approach'; I should have just called to cancel the IFR and request clearance for the next leg. Still; I tied up the airspace for less time than if I had remained on the ground and searched for a land line telephone to cancel IFR on.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.