GA SMA ALTDEV TRACK HDG DEV ON GAR FROM IAP ILS APCH THAT GOT AWAY FROM THE RPTR.
Synopsis
GA SMA ALTDEV TRACK HDG DEV ON GAR FROM IAP ILS APCH THAT GOT AWAY FROM THE RPTR.
Narrative
MY WIFE; BABY AND I WERE FLYING FOR 3 HRS. IMC HAD BEEN CLOUD BANK FOR 40 MINS. #1 NAV/COM INTERMITTENT. RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FOR ILS RWY AT YNG. SET UP RADIOS (#1 WORKING AT THIS TIME); TRIMMED PLANE FOR DSCNT. APCH CTL SAID I BLEW THROUGH LOC. GS DIDN'T COME IN EITHER. MISSED APCH TO VOR APCH ON BOTTOM RADIO. BLEW LOC AGAIN; NEVER PICKED UP SIGNAL. THIRD ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW. AT THIS TIME I HAD VERTIGO VERY BADLY. I HAD FAILED TO READJUST THIS TRIM ON MISSED APCH BECAUSE I WAS FOOLING WITH NEW FREQ AND SETTINGS ON RADIO. AS A RESULT I HAD TO GIVE ALL CONCENTRATION TO A PITCH PROBLEM THAT HAD DEVELOPED. AT ONE POINT; I WAS GAINING/LOOSING APPROX 500-700 FT WITH EACH PITCH. AT ONE POINT I FELT THE PLANE WAS GOING TO STALL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE PLANE PITCHED PROPERLY MY ALT WAS OFF BY OVER 300 FT. QUERY FROM CTL TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ME; BUT MY CONCENTRATION ON OTHER FACTORS (HDG; RADIOS; VECTOR COMPLIANCE; CRYING BABY; PANICKED WIFE) KEPT ME FROM CHANGING THE ALT I WAS PRESENTLY AT; 2600 FT. FRANKLY; I WAS SCARED ANOTHER PITCH PROBLEM WOULD DEVELOP. FLT ENDED UP IN A 'NO GYROSCOPE' ASR APCH WITH VISIBLE IDENT OF RWY ON FINAL. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN SOLID CLOUD COVER.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.