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A flight crew reports descending below minimums prior to the vdp on a localizer only approach with the first officer the flying pilot. A nonstandard minimums call from the captain and a low altitude call from the tower occurred at the same time. The descent is arrested then a normal landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1305477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HOU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 228 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Type 7900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We had a runway change late no GS for runway 30L and winds were out of limits for runway 4. It was very windy about 62 knots at 3;000 feet. We added 17 knots to approach speed for wind. Descended at 900 fpm; (zero set). We made call for approaching minimums. Looked out as pilot monitoring and saw runway. I created some confusion with the non-standard call of 'do you see it' the pilot flying took a second. I told him he was low as opposed to initially saying 'minimums' he corrected. Don't think we ever broke minimums; but we came down early with the low ground speed because of the headwind. Took over visually and tower said 'low altitude alert' I said taking over visually and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight crew reports descending below minimums prior to the VDP on a localizer only approach with the First Officer the flying pilot. A nonstandard minimums call from the Captain and a low altitude call from the tower occurred at the same time. The descent is arrested then a normal landing ensues.
Narrative: We had a runway change late no GS for Runway 30L and winds were out of limits for Runway 4. It was very windy about 62 knots at 3;000 feet. We added 17 knots to approach speed for wind. Descended at 900 fpm; (zero set). We made call for approaching minimums. Looked out as Pilot Monitoring and saw runway. I created some confusion with the non-standard call of 'do you see it' the Pilot Flying took a second. I told him he was low as opposed to initially saying 'Minimums' he corrected. Don't think we ever broke minimums; but we came down early with the low ground speed because of the headwind. Took over visually and Tower said 'Low Altitude Alert' I said taking over visually and landed uneventfully.
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.