Crj-200 flight crew reported deviating from charted approach procedure altitudes on a night IMC appr...

Attributes
ACN	1245601
Time
Date	201503
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PIA.Airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

While conducting ILS 13 approach; given late turn to join localizer. When cleared for approach I did not arm approach mode due to business I believe with the new checklist procedures. Did not get a glideslope alive call [and] did not descend at glideslope intercept. I armed approach mode selected 100 ft higher in alt preselect and began a descent in vertical speed mode of 1;600 ft per minute. I didn't realize I continued the descent below 1;000 ft AGL. We intercepted the glideslope well above localizer-only mins which I had mentioned during the descent. Captured the glideslope [and] continued the approach at a normal rate of descent [and] landed with no further threats. During the debrief I realized I had descended lower than I realized at that rate of descent.we had a late turn on combined with new procedures; focusing on perfecting new procedures distracted from situational awareness. Continuing to descend at a higher rate than normal procedures.we talked before next flight [and] agreed if that happens in the future we will go around at from our initial approach altitude [and] ask for another approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported deviating from charted approach procedure altitudes on a night IMC approach to PIA; resulting in an unstabilized approach and a CFTT event.

Narrative: While conducting ILS 13 approach; given late turn to join localizer. When cleared for approach I did not arm approach mode due to business I believe with the new checklist procedures. Did not get a glideslope alive call [and] did not descend at glideslope intercept. I armed approach mode selected 100 FT higher in alt preselect and began a descent in vertical speed mode of 1;600 FT per minute. I didn't realize I continued the descent below 1;000 FT AGL. We intercepted the glideslope well above localizer-only mins which I had mentioned during the descent. Captured the glideslope [and] continued the approach at a normal rate of descent [and] landed with no further threats. During the debrief I realized I had descended lower than I realized at that rate of descent.We had a late turn on combined with new procedures; focusing on perfecting new procedures distracted from situational awareness. Continuing to descend at a higher rate than normal procedures.We talked before next flight [and] agreed if that happens in the future we will go around at from our initial approach altitude [and] ask for another approach.

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Crj-200 flight crew reported deviating from charted approach procedure altitudes on a night IMC approach to pia; resulting in an unstabilized approach and a cftt event.