<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1328326, January 2016

PA-24 pilot reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC on approach to sbp; citing cockpit distractions as contributing.

Attributes
ACN	1328326
Time
Date	201601
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SBP.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 2200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

While on the ILS 11 approach into sbp I deviated from both the localizer and glide slope. At one point I was low enough on the glide slope that I was advised by the control tower that I set off a low altitude alert. I corrected and landed uneventfully. I was distracted by a passenger which was a contributing factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-24 pilot reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC on approach to SBP; citing cockpit distractions as contributing.

Narrative: While on the ILS 11 Approach into SBP I deviated from both the localizer and glide slope. At one point I was low enough on the glide slope that I was advised by the Control Tower that I set off a low altitude alert. I corrected and landed uneventfully. I was distracted by a passenger which was a contributing factor.

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.