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Beechcraft pilot reported reported deviating from published altitude and being behind the airplane when cleared for the approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1510787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft / Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 900 Flight Crew Type 125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
Assigned RNAV xx in IMC. Prior to approach clearance; given direct to [fix]. Approach clearance was cross [fix] (if/IAF) at or above 2;000 feet; cleared RNAV xx. The approach clearance did not contain the 'straight-in' exception and required the hold-in-lieu to be flown. I failed to clarify with the controller if he expected a procedure turn or not. Furthermore; I left the autopilot in vertical speed mode; and did not engage hold mode which allowed the altitude to go below the published minimum for that segment. I rushed the descent; became distracted and stopped using my approach checklist. This resulted in my deviations. Ultimately; I was behind the airplane. A request for a short delay vector; or the hold-in-lieu would have provided the additional time needed to stabilize everything.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Beechcraft pilot reported reported deviating from published altitude and being behind the airplane when cleared for the approach.
Narrative: Assigned RNAV XX in IMC. Prior to approach clearance; given direct to [fix]. Approach clearance was cross [fix] (IF/IAF) at or above 2;000 feet; cleared RNAV XX. The approach clearance did not contain the 'straight-in' exception and required the hold-in-lieu to be flown. I failed to clarify with the controller if he expected a procedure turn or not. Furthermore; I left the autopilot in Vertical Speed mode; and did not engage Hold mode which allowed the altitude to go below the published minimum for that segment. I rushed the descent; became distracted and stopped using my approach checklist. This resulted in my deviations. Ultimately; I was behind the airplane. A request for a short delay vector; or the hold-in-lieu would have provided the additional time needed to stabilize everything.
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.