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Corporate pilot reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC over guard frequency while on a visual approach to 98D airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1463679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 98D.Airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Single Engine Turboprop Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 113 Flight Crew Total 1600 Flight Crew Type 125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Approaching the onida airport ATC gave me a descent down to 4000 feet; from cruise. 15 miles from the airport I called the field in sight 3 times on the center frequency with no response. I then called out on 121.5 3 times; again with no response from ATC. I switched to advisory and began my visual approach; keeping 121.5 in standby to listen on. As I descended through 3000 feet on final ATC came up on guard advising me of a low altitude alert and to contact them on 125.1; which was not the frequency I had been assigned. I broke off the approach and contacted them. They asked what my intentions were and I stated I have the field and sight and would like to conduct the visual. They cleared me for the approach and I completed the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Corporate pilot reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC over Guard frequency while on a visual approach to 98D airport.
Narrative: Approaching the Onida airport ATC gave me a descent down to 4000 feet; from cruise. 15 miles from the airport I called the field in sight 3 times on the center frequency with no response. I then called out on 121.5 3 times; again with no response from ATC. I switched to advisory and began my visual approach; keeping 121.5 in standby to listen on. As I descended through 3000 feet on final ATC came up on guard advising me of a low altitude alert and to contact them on 125.1; which was not the frequency I had been assigned. I broke off the approach and contacted them. They asked what my intentions were and I stated I have the field and sight and would like to conduct the visual. They cleared me for the approach and I completed the approach.
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