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Ce-560XL captain reported getting a low altitude alert warning from the tower even though he felt they were on the profile with a low descent rate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1253101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DAY.Airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 3400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were inbound to day; the ATIS was visibility 10 miles 700 broken 11;000 feet overcast ILS 6L and RNAV 6R. 6R was closer to the FBO; so we briefed the RNAV 6R.columbus approach was talking to several aircraft landing at different airports; we heard a partially blocked transmission of weather.we didn't have time to clarify what airport the weather was for; but the minimums for RNAV 6R is 1 mile so we knew we were alright to continue the approach.MDA for us is 1;520 feet. As we were passing through 1;700 feet to level at 1;600 feet the controller gave us a low altitude alert. I'm not sure why we got the alert we were more than 100 feet. Above minimums andwe had a shallow descent rate.in the future in a situation like this I will just do the ILS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE-560XL Captain reported getting a low altitude alert warning from the Tower even though he felt they were on the profile with a low descent rate.
Narrative: We were inbound to DAY; the ATIS was visibility 10 miles 700 broken 11;000 feet overcast ILS 6L and RNAV 6R. 6R was closer to the FBO; so we briefed the RNAV 6R.Columbus Approach was talking to several aircraft landing at different airports; we heard a partially blocked transmission of weather.we didn't have time to clarify what airport the weather was for; but the minimums for RNAV 6R is 1 mile so we knew we were alright to continue the approach.MDA for us is 1;520 feet. As we were passing through 1;700 feet to level at 1;600 feet the controller gave us a low altitude alert. I'm not sure why we got the alert we were more than 100 feet. above minimums andwe had a shallow descent rate.In the future in a situation like this I will just do the ILS.
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.