Small transport flight crew descends early, and to wrong altitude on VOR DME B approach to vji.

Attributes
ACN	155876
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hmv airport : vji
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4200 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tri
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 580
ASRS Report	155876
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

Departing the hmv VOR on the VOR DME B approach to vji the right seat pilot misread the minimum altitude of 6000' as 4200' for that segment of the approach. As the PF I accepted the called minimum altitude from the other pilot. The approach controller at tri questioned our altitude and I immediately went back to 6000' and made the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT FLT CREW DESCENDS EARLY, AND TO WRONG ALT ON VOR DME B APCH TO VJI.

Narrative: DEPARTING THE HMV VOR ON THE VOR DME B APCH TO VJI THE RIGHT SEAT PLT MISREAD THE MINIMUM ALT OF 6000' AS 4200' FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE APCH. AS THE PF I ACCEPTED THE CALLED MINIMUM ALT FROM THE OTHER PLT. THE APCH CTLR AT TRI QUESTIONED OUR ALT AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO 6000' AND MADE THE APCH.

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.