A single pilot could not load the srq GPS 32 approach after the ILS glide slope failed because of th...

Attributes
ACN	932361
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SRQ.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Inbound for the ILS 32 approximately 7 miles out to srq ATC advises that they just lost their signal for the approach. They then offered the GPS 32 for the next approach and gave me clearance to initial fix. It took some time to find the correct approach in IMC. After trying to load the approach 3 times I could not get the correct initial fix to come up. Things were happening fast; so I confessed that I could not get the approach loaded and requested the VOR 32. ATC then gave me a vector to intercept. At minimums I could see that I was not going to break out and requested to proceed south to VFR conditions. ATC than offered the ILS 14 to srq. After being vectored and setting up for the approach I intercepted the final. Just inside the outer marker; I descended too low and activated the GPWS. ATC advised and I stopped my decent and rejoined the glide slope. I believe this occurred because I became distracted thinking about the missed approach that seemed possible after all the unsuccessful approaches and other distractions. Moral of story concentrate on the task at hand before thinking about the missed. Also I will revisit the GPS approach on the docking station when I return home to see why approach could not be loaded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A single pilot could not load the SRQ GPS 32 approach after the ILS glide slope failed because of the short notice but flew the VOR to a missed approach. Later while conducting the ILS 14 approach he slipped below the glide slope and activated ATC's terrain alert.

Narrative: Inbound for the ILS 32 approximately 7 miles out to SRQ ATC advises that they just lost their signal for the approach. They then offered the GPS 32 for the next approach and gave me clearance to initial fix. It took some time to find the correct approach in IMC. After trying to load the approach 3 times I could not get the correct initial fix to come up. Things were happening fast; so I confessed that I could not get the approach loaded and requested the VOR 32. ATC then gave me a vector to intercept. At minimums I could see that I was not going to break out and requested to proceed south to VFR conditions. ATC than offered the ILS 14 to SRQ. After being vectored and setting up for the approach I intercepted the final. Just inside the outer marker; I descended too low and activated the GPWS. ATC advised and I stopped my decent and rejoined the glide slope. I believe this occurred because I became distracted thinking about the missed approach that seemed possible after all the unsuccessful approaches and other distractions. Moral of story concentrate on the task at hand before thinking about the missed. Also I will revisit the GPS approach on the docking station when I return home to see why approach could not be loaded.

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.

A single pilot could not load the srq GPS 32 approach after the ILS glide slope failed because of the short notice but flew the VOR to a missed approach. Later while conducting the ILS 14 approach he slipped below the glide slope and activated ATC's terrain alert.