<< >> NASA ASRS Report 117831, July 1989

Reporter flight descended below safe altitude while conducting VOR approach activating ATC MSAW. Unable callback.

Attributes
ACN	117831
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 204 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	117831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight held up at 11000' MSL until 10 mi from roc vectored to intercept VOR runway 4 straight in and cleared to 2500' MSL. Aircraft intercepted the VOR radial 223 for runway 4 prior to 2500' inside 10 NM and was continuing down to 2000' when approach advised us of a 'low altitude warning.' we climbed back to 2500' and continued approach normally.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER FLT DESCENDED BELOW SAFE ALT WHILE CONDUCTING VOR APCH ACTIVATING ATC MSAW. UNABLE CALLBACK.

Narrative: FLT HELD UP AT 11000' MSL UNTIL 10 MI FROM ROC VECTORED TO INTERCEPT VOR RWY 4 STRAIGHT IN AND CLRED TO 2500' MSL. ACFT INTERCEPTED THE VOR RADIAL 223 FOR RWY 4 PRIOR TO 2500' INSIDE 10 NM AND WAS CONTINUING DOWN TO 2000' WHEN APCH ADVISED US OF A 'LOW ALT WARNING.' WE CLBED BACK TO 2500' AND CONTINUED APCH NORMALLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.