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Crj-200 captain reported he was advised by ATC of a low altitude alert on a visual approach to btr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1362269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BTR.Airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We had been cleared by approach at 3;000 feet on the downwind to conduct a visual approach to 4L and btr tower had then cleared us to land. I had made a base turn and had lined up approximately a heading of 355 degrees to intercept the 5 mile fix for 4L. I was leveling off at 1;500 feet AGL approximately 2.5 miles from the fix and had called for flaps 45 and before landing checklist when tower informed us they had a low altitude alert. The highest obstacle in that area close to my flight path on the approach chart (for reference I had looked at RNAV 4L) was 817 AGL; east of the river.tower informed us that the minimum altitude was 2;800 feet MSL (2;700 AGL) in that area so I climbed up to approximately 2;500 feet and by this time was squarely lined up on the centerline and 1.5 miles behind the 5 mile fix.we completed the checklist and completed a stable visual approach and landing to 4L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported he was advised by ATC of a low altitude alert on a visual approach to BTR.
Narrative: We had been cleared by Approach at 3;000 feet on the downwind to conduct a visual approach to 4L and BTR tower had then cleared us to land. I had made a base turn and had lined up approximately a heading of 355 degrees to intercept the 5 mile fix for 4L. I was leveling off at 1;500 feet AGL approximately 2.5 miles from the fix and had called for flaps 45 and Before Landing checklist when Tower informed us they had a Low Altitude Alert. The highest obstacle in that area close to my flight path on the approach chart (for reference I had looked at RNAV 4L) was 817 AGL; east of the river.Tower informed us that the minimum altitude was 2;800 feet MSL (2;700 AGL) in that area so I climbed up to approximately 2;500 feet and by this time was squarely lined up on the centerline and 1.5 miles behind the 5 mile fix.We completed the checklist and completed a stable visual approach and landing to 4L.
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.