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A single engine pilot flying the mry 10R ILS set 278 ft in the altitude alerter and descended below the 480 ft DH before realizing his error; then executing a missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1194631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MRY.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 716 Flight Crew Type 716 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I had inadvertently set 278 ft instead of the correct deadhead (DH) of 480 ft in the altitude alert for the ILS approach to runway 10R at mry. I was on short final in IMC; on the localizer and glideslope; and had descended through the DH before realizing what I had done and immediately initiated the missed approach. I never did have a visual so really don't know how close I was to the ground; but I am sure it was below the DH. Very close call really and in the future I need to double check all settings before starting an approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single engine pilot flying the MRY 10R ILS set 278 FT in the altitude alerter and descended below the 480 FT DH before realizing his error; then executing a missed approach.
Narrative: I had inadvertently set 278 FT instead of the correct deadhead (DH) of 480 FT in the altitude alert for the ILS approach to Runway 10R at MRY. I was on short final in IMC; on the localizer and glideslope; and had descended through the DH before realizing what I had done and immediately initiated the missed approach. I never did have a visual so really don't know how close I was to the ground; but I am sure it was below the DH. Very close call really and in the future I need to double check all settings before starting an approach.
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