When should Going-Around be called?

[torchy747]

Hi,

Any UK/LHR Air Traffic Controllers care to help on a tech question from a dumb pilot?

Scenario;

LHR 27L, approach discontinued by pilots due low vis./nil contact at decision altitude.

When should the Going-Around call be made to ATC?

a) As soon as possible after aircraft safely climbing away workload permitting.
b) At initial level-off altitude
c) Anytime, ATC will call if special instructions

I know my answer is a) but prepared to be corrected.

ATB,
torchy747

[rodan]

a) sounds good to me! As soon as you can safely tell us - we may have traffic information for you, or a departure to stop.

[Atreyu]

Agreed, Aviate-Navigate-Communicate is the mantra, especially during high workload events such as a GA, but a timely call helps everyone involved!

Atreyu

[niknak]

When it's safe to do so and never before....

[timelapse]

As soon as you safely can. Chances are we will see it anyway before you have a chance to call but a lot of people need to know as soon as possible that a missed approach is happening. (Arrivals, Departures, Northolt, TC Approach, Special VFR) so that a plan can be made to sort it out.

[torchy747]

Thanks guys,
just what I wanted to know

ATB,
torchy747