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A321 pilot reported descending below a certain altitude and receiving a low altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1565904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
There were several actions I could have taken before allowing the aircraft to descend to 6;000 feet. I could have leveled off at 6;700 feet when I first knew that we were descending below the GS; taken manual control of the aircraft and hand fly back up to the glideslope; [and] follow SOP. I understand that my poor decision could have placed the aircraft in a hazardous situation. I have learned a tremendous amount from this event and know that I will not make the same mistake again. I hope others can learn from my poor decisions during this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 pilot reported descending below a certain altitude and receiving a low altitude alert.
Narrative: There were several actions I could have taken before allowing the aircraft to descend to 6;000 feet. I could have leveled off at 6;700 feet when I first knew that we were descending below the GS; taken manual control of the aircraft and hand fly back up to the glideslope; [and] follow SOP. I understand that my poor decision could have placed the aircraft in a hazardous situation. I have learned a tremendous amount from this event and know that I will not make the same mistake again. I hope others can learn from my poor decisions during this event.
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.