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Air carrier large transport flight crew descends early on VOR approach to runway 16 at pvd, ATC low altitude alert activated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 153390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1170 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 153390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On VOR approach to runway 16 at pvd, can descend to 1170' inside 5 mi, can descend to MDA inside 3.7 mi. At 4 mi, we had inadvertently already descended to 800' prompting controller to state 'low altitude warning adjust altitude immediately.' we realized and corrected our mistake and continued to landing. I would like to thank the controller for his help, and I'm glad to know the warning system is in place; I'll make every effort not to call it into use again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT FLT CREW DESCENDS EARLY ON VOR APCH TO RWY 16 AT PVD, ATC LOW ALT ALERT ACTIVATED.
Narrative: ON VOR APCH TO RWY 16 AT PVD, CAN DSND TO 1170' INSIDE 5 MI, CAN DSND TO MDA INSIDE 3.7 MI. AT 4 MI, WE HAD INADVERTENTLY ALREADY DSNDED TO 800' PROMPTING CTLR TO STATE 'LOW ALT WARNING ADJUST ALT IMMEDIATELY.' WE REALIZED AND CORRECTED OUR MISTAKE AND CONTINUED TO LNDG. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CTLR FOR HIS HELP, AND I'M GLAD TO KNOW THE WARNING SYS IS IN PLACE; I'LL MAKE EVERY EFFORT NOT TO CALL IT INTO USE AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.