AN ATX SMT PLT FLIES THROUGH THE LOC COURSE OF RWY 21L AT DTW. APCH CTLR MAKES HIM PERFORM A MISSED APCH. POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICT WITH ACFT ON ILS FOR RWY 21R.
Synopsis
AN ATX SMT PLT FLIES THROUGH THE LOC COURSE OF RWY 21L AT DTW. APCH CTLR MAKES HIM PERFORM A MISSED APCH. POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICT WITH ACFT ON ILS FOR RWY 21R.
Narrative
I WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 21L APCH AND PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO THE LOC. AFTER I THOUGHT I WAS ESTABLISHED; ATC ASKED ME IF I WAS; AND I ANSWERED ACCORDINGLY. ATC THEN ADVISED ME THAT I HAD GONE THROUGH THE LOC AND TOLD ME TO GO AROUND. AS SOON AS I WAS TOLD THIS; I NOTICED THAT I HAD 'FLAGS' ON BOTH INSTS L AND R. AT THIS POINT; I SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS CONDITION; BUT I DID NOT. I CONSEQUENTLY CAME BACK AND SHOT THE ILS TO RWY 21L WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. UPON REACHING THE GND; DTW GND CTL ADVISED ME TO CALL TRACON; WHICH I DID UPON REACHING THE FBO. THIS FLT ORIGINATED IN TTF AND DUE TO THE SHORT TIME OF THE TRIP; I SET UP ALL RADIOS FOR THE APCH FOR RWY 21L (AS I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC ON THE PHONE PRIOR TO DEP). BEFORE INITIATING THE APCH; I VERIFIED AND IDENTED ON BOTH RADIOS THE ILS FREQ AND BOTH CHKED GOOD. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS ON THE FINAL STAGES OF THE APCH THE FLAGS MUST HAVE COME UP RIGHT BEFORE I INTERCEPTED THE LOC; WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE NEEDLE TO CTR; HENCE I THOUGHT I WAS ESTABLISHED AND IN REALITY I WAS R OF COURSE. THE TOTAL EVENT MUST HAVE TAKEN APPROX 30 SECONDS. MY BELIEF IS THAT AN ACFT WAS BEYOND THE ILS HOLD SHORT LINE CAUSING DEV IN INSTRUMENTATION.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.