Flight Crew Commercial
Distraction; Other / Unknown
Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Weather
The weather was IFR and I was on an IFR flight plan. I received instructions to fly direct [to a fix] for the RNAV RWY 2 into [the airport]. At that point; I could see passenger; Mr. X (who was sitting directly behind me) start leaning over to his right and looking at the GPS. He started to talk and say where he thought [the airport] was and start pointing towards it. I flew the RNAV RWY 2 approach to minimums and could not see the runway; I executed the published missed approach. It appears there was a fog bank sitting right over the approach end of runway 2. I thought the fog would dissipate; therefore; I decided to set up for RNAV RWY 2 approach again. As I was executing the missed approach; Mr. X starts yelling again; and telling me where he thought [the airport] was and that he could see the runway. I flew back; executed published hold; and got clearance for RNAV RWY 2 approach again. Meanwhile; Mr. X is talking the whole time. I fly the whole RWY 2 approach to minimums again; and same thing; I could not see the runway at minimums. However; as soon as I flew over the approach end of runway 20; I could see the runway. I executed the published missed approach procedure again. As I am climbing to altitude; Mr. X starts yelling more saying 'hey pilot; [the airport] is over there' and points to it.He also keeps saying 'young pilot is too scared to fly into fog and doesn't want to land.' He then starts tapping me on my shoulder violently and starts yelling. At this point; I had to turn around and tell him to cut it out. As I am climbing up to altitude; I decided I needed this passenger off of the airplane. I keep climbing up to published missed approach altitude (1900 ft). I was severely distracted by Mr. X; who was interfering with my duties at a critical phase of flight. I then instructed the controller that I wanted to get clearance for the RNAV RWY 20 as it appeared on my last missed approach that the approach into runway 20 would work better. I received clearance to climb to 3000 ft. The controller also advised me to contact a number when I got on the ground. I was thinking to myself; I had no idea what I did wrong; if anything. I flew direct [to the assigned fix] and was instructed to climb an additional 100 ft; to 3100 ft until crossing [the fix] and received approach clearance.I believed requesting the RNAV 20 and flying a third approach was the best course of action; first off; because I needed this passenger off of the airplane and did not feel comfortable flying 60 minutes back to [our departure airport] with him on board; and secondly; the fog seemed to just be at the approach end of RWY 2. I could see the runway as I flew over it on the missed approach off RWY 2. I got on the ground and had a 'kind' word with Mr. X. I called ATC and they told me they needed to follow up on a possible pilot deviation. They had told me that I climbed to 2700 ft; instead of the published 1900 ft on the missed approach off of runway 2. I had no idea that was what happened. Like I said; I was severely distracted by said passenger.
C208 Captain reported being severely distracted by a passenger during two consecutive approaches that resulted in go arounds. The third attempt to the opposite runway was successful.