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BE33 pilot reports descending the below the prescribed altitude during a practice RNAV approach to lou in VMC. Both the aircraft GPS and the tower give low altitude alerts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1221218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LOU.Airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other RNAV |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37.2 Flight Crew Total 625 Flight Crew Type 522 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 350 |
Narrative:
While on a practice RNAV approach I went below the prescribed altitude prompting an attitude alert from tower (GPS also gave alt alert). I climbed back to altitude and finished approach. Need to be more vigilant with altitude control on approaches.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE33 pilot reports descending the below the prescribed altitude during a practice RNAV approach to LOU in VMC. Both the aircraft GPS and the Tower give low altitude alerts.
Narrative: While on a practice RNAV approach I went below the prescribed altitude prompting an attitude alert from tower (GPS also gave alt alert). I climbed back to altitude and finished approach. Need to be more vigilant with altitude control on approaches.
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.