Pct controller reported assigning an altitude below the minimum vectoring altitude.

Attributes
ACN	1590557
Time
Date	201811
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PCT.TRACON
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I accidentally gave [aircraft] an assigned altitude of 2;000 feet when the MVA (minimum vectoring altitude) was 2;400 feet in his current area. I intended to give the pilot 3;000 feet. I should have had more focus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT Controller reported assigning an altitude below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.

Narrative: I accidentally gave [aircraft] an assigned altitude of 2;000 feet when the MVA (Minimum Vectoring Altitude) was 2;400 feet in his current area. I intended to give the pilot 3;000 feet. I should have had more focus.

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.