Chapter 8
Situational Awareness
The pilot received two weather briefings and was advised of deteriorating weather in the destination area. When he filed an instrument flight plan en route, he told the briefer that he did not have his approach plates on board. Radar data disclosed that the aircraft flew the approach at least 1,000 feet too high and at a higher than normal speed for the approach. Air Traffic Control instructed the pilot to immediately execute a missed approach. The pilot responded, “I guess I don’t know where I am.” Radar data then showed the aircraft climbing and descending rapidly, then descending to 300 feet above the ground as it neared the western airport boundary. Four seconds later, the aircraft impacted the departure end ...
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