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A tbm-850 pilot; in daylight VMC; received a low altitude alert from the tower when he failed to transition from monitoring a GPS generated 'required rate of descent' to visually monitoring the PAPI adjacent to the runway of intended landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1074199 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SQL.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | TBM 700/TBM 850 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23 Flight Crew Total 1094 Flight Crew Type 457 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was descending on a visual approach to sql using the vertical speed required (vsr) field from my GPS. I neglected to level off at 1;000 ft to intercept the VASI. The tower gave me a low altitude alert and I corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TBM-850 pilot; in daylight VMC; received a low altitude alert from the Tower when he failed to transition from monitoring a GPS generated 'required rate of descent' to visually monitoring the PAPI adjacent to the runway of intended landing.
Narrative: I was descending on a visual approach to SQL using the Vertical Speed Required (VSR) field from my GPS. I neglected to level off at 1;000 FT to intercept the VASI. The Tower gave me a low altitude alert and I corrected.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.