Hendrick Motorsports Report

In article SPJQf.116929$QW2.4426@dukeread08,
says...


The entire approach was flown improperly. And the missed
approached was out of the protected area and as you said,
does require an immediate climbing turn.


Everything in the report suggests they did not realize they were past the
airport, or the MAP. Perhaps they knew they had to turn right, but they
probably had no idea they were out of the protected area, and thus didn't
see the urgency of it.

We all know about "expect to land" syndrome, and the unpreparedness for
the missed that results from it. All the more in that the preceding crew
landed easily. It seems they were, as others here suggest, thrown a curve
by the unexpected early clearance, then misread the GPS, which had
already cycled to the last programmed point.

What do you bet if they didn't have the GPS, they would have used the
DME, and it would have been second nature to them to check what it was
tuned to. They may not have lost situational awareness and bumbled along
as they did, seemingly waiting for something to happen in their favor. We
can guess they may have been discussing the situation, trying to figure
out where they were - but then we don't really know. . .

GF