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A helicopter pilot on an instrument approach descended below approach minimum until alerted by approach control. The situation was corrected and a safe landing was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1269158 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC145 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 135 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
On final approach I was hand flying the aircraft in IMC and I descended below the approach minimum of 1;020 feet MSL. I failed to scan properly and I was alerted by approach control that I had triggered a low altitude warning. I corrected the altitude and completed the approach without incident. The lesson I learned was to never lose focus on the instrument scan; especially during an approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Helicopter pilot on an instrument approach descended below approach minimum until alerted by Approach Control. The situation was corrected and a safe landing was made.
Narrative: On Final Approach I was hand flying the aircraft in IMC and I descended below the approach minimum of 1;020 feet MSL. I failed to scan properly and I was alerted by Approach Control that I had triggered a low altitude warning. I corrected the altitude and completed the approach without incident. The lesson I learned was to NEVER lose focus on the instrument scan; especially during an approach.
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.