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B767 captain reported jfk tower issued a low altitude alert on a VOR approach to runway 13L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1463579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other VOR Runway 13L |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the VOR 13L and [I] was PF. At the MDA of 800 feet I disconnected the autopilot and executed a descending right turn to line up with runway 13L. We were following the lead in lights with no vertical guidance at this point. As I was lining up on the runway the first officer stated 'you're low' just as ATC told us they had a low altitude alert and to level off. I leveled off at about 500 feet while continuing the line up with the runway. We did not receive any GPWS alerts and continued the approach and landing without further incident. No phone numbers were given and we were not requested to call anyone upon landing. Tower did not say anything further was the correction was made.the VOR 13L has a 90 degree turn to land at the MDA. There is no vertical guidance and it can be quite challenging to make sure you are lining up on the proper runway at night in a descending right turn. Lead-in lights work fine for lateral guidance but unless someone is familiar with the airport it presents a challenging approach to land in the last 800 feet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reported JFK Tower issued a low altitude alert on a VOR approach to Runway 13L.
Narrative: We were cleared for the VOR 13L and [I] was PF. At the MDA of 800 feet I disconnected the autopilot and executed a descending right turn to line up with runway 13L. We were following the lead in lights with no vertical guidance at this point. As I was lining up on the runway the FO stated 'you're low' just as ATC told us they had a low altitude alert and to level off. I leveled off at about 500 feet while continuing the line up with the runway. We did not receive any GPWS alerts and continued the approach and landing without further incident. No phone numbers were given and we were not requested to call anyone upon landing. Tower did not say anything further was the correction was made.The VOR 13L has a 90 degree turn to land at the MDA. There is no vertical guidance and it can be quite challenging to make sure you are lining up on the proper runway at night in a descending right turn. Lead-in lights work fine for lateral guidance but unless someone is familiar with the airport it presents a challenging approach to land in the last 800 feet.
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.