Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
In your situation, you didn't violate any regulation and executed a safe missed approach. You realized your error and re-accomplished the ILS properly to a safe landing. IMO, that's not a bust. It would be a de-brief item and worthy of a comment on the check-ride record.
All true, but I would lean somewhat towards the "bust". Reason being what if he used the ILS mins on the LOC, and got down fairly quickly, leveled and drove on to the MAP? You could very easily impact something short of the MAP.
You could come up with other scenarios, but using the wrongs mins on any approach is a pretty big SA error for a checkride.
If all else was good, I'd debrief that point heavily and maybe let it slide but the guy would know he came close to a pink slip...and would hopefully remember that every time he looks at an approach plate.