Missed approach (?) when glideslope fails

David Cartwright wrote:
"Yossarian" wrote in message
oups.com...

You are on an ILS approach, DH 200'. The localizer-only MDA is 500'.
You are at 300' in IMC when the GS fails. Assuming you are timing the
approach, is it legal to climb to 500 and continue the approach?


Legality-wise, the only offence someone could really try to prosecute you
for would be that of breaking the approach constraints of the equipment
available to you. Your defence (which I'm 100% sure the court would accept)
would be that the approach was legal until the equipment broke and
immediately switched you to a situation which was (strictly speaking)
illegal, but which you expeditiously got yourself out of by climbing to the
new MDA. Theory notwithstanding, though, the sensible way to go is execute a
missed approach, go back to the start, get the other approach plate out,
remind yourself of the minima, and have another go.

Not exactly. There is always the catch all "reckless" operation
violation. All it takes is an FAA guy to find out about this and
consider it reckless.


Matt