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Reporter aircraft overshot final approach course and descended below intercept altitude prior to reintercepting approach course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bhm tracon : day |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 123846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I accepted a tight turn to final approach course, and descended when I first saw localizer needle move. With 30 degree of bank I flew through the final course. I stopped the descent and captured the localizer and continued my descent. Technically, I was not established inbound and should not have descended till I was. I was still above the MSA, but 500' below the vectoring altitude. Do not rush an instrument approach!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER ACFT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH COURSE AND DESCENDED BELOW INTERCEPT ALT PRIOR TO REINTERCEPTING APCH COURSE.
Narrative: I ACCEPTED A TIGHT TURN TO FINAL APCH COURSE, AND DESCENDED WHEN I FIRST SAW LOC NEEDLE MOVE. WITH 30 DEG OF BANK I FLEW THROUGH THE FINAL COURSE. I STOPPED THE DSCNT AND CAPTURED THE LOC AND CONTINUED MY DSCNT. TECHNICALLY, I WAS NOT ESTABLISHED INBND AND SHOULD NOT HAVE DESCENDED TILL I WAS. I WAS STILL ABOVE THE MSA, BUT 500' BELOW THE VECTORING ALT. DO NOT RUSH AN INSTRUMENT APCH!
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.