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A solo pilot flying the alb runway 19 localizer thought he knew the IAF (eymey) and FAF (hauky) from memory; but after ATC cleared him to 1;600 ft prior to eymey; he forgot the actual FAF and began his descent early at the IAF. He realized his error and returned to 1;600 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1185806 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ALB.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I have for years used the mgfiatr (missed; guidance; final approach fix; initial approach fix; altitude; time; radios) to set up an approach and it has worked well. On this occasion; I skimmed over the process of setting up the localizer 19 because I had done the same approach the week before and thought I knew the initial and final fixes. Approach control cleared me to descend to 1;600 ft outside eymey when he cleared me for the approach. When I crossed eymey; I mistakenly thought it was the FAF and started descending. During my scan I realized I had another waypoint to cross and it dawned on me that hauky was actually the FAF. I increased power and climbed to 1;600 ft again and finished the approach. Nothing was said by alb tower. Do what you know to be right; don't take any short cuts and pay attention to detail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A solo pilot flying the ALB Runway 19 LOC thought he knew the IAF (EYMEY) and FAF (HAUKY) from memory; but after ATC cleared him to 1;600 FT prior to EYMEY; he forgot the actual FAF and began his descent early at the IAF. He realized his error and returned to 1;600 FT.
Narrative: I have for years used the MGFIATR (Missed; Guidance; Final Approach Fix; Initial Approach Fix; Altitude; Time; Radios) to set up an approach and it has worked well. On this occasion; I skimmed over the process of setting up the LOC 19 because I had done the same approach the week before and thought I knew the initial and final fixes. Approach Control cleared me to descend to 1;600 FT outside EYMEY when he cleared me for the approach. When I crossed EYMEY; I mistakenly thought it was the FAF and started descending. During my scan I realized I had another waypoint to cross and it dawned on me that HAUKY was actually the FAF. I increased power and climbed to 1;600 FT again and finished the approach. Nothing was said by ALB Tower. Do what you know to be right; don't take any short cuts and pay attention to detail.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.