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Emb-140 fight crew reported flying an unstable approach which resulted an egpws and ATC low altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1737866 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Tower |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
We were on the approach to lga ILS04. We got vectored onto the loc and began our descent. I began a quick descent so I wouldn't be too high and stayed below the glide slope on the approach; which is the reason it never captured. After descending through the FAF we broke out of the clouds but got a 'glide slope' warning twice. The autopilot was disconnected and the plane leveled off. Shortly after ATC gave us a 'low altitude alert'. The approach was continued visually and we landed. Cause: when we got vectored we were at 7000' and needed to descend to 2700 per the approach. I felt as though I was being brought in high so I began a quick descent and stayed below the glide slope; which is the reason it never captured and initially caused confusion. Because of this I stayed in vertical mode during the descent which was too high for the approach and caused us to get a 'glide slope' warning. We were clear of the clouds and had the runway in site and decided to land. Suggestions: we should have been more aware of our altitude and descent rate on the approach. We should have completed a go around upon getting the glide slope warning as well as the low altitude alert from ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-140 fight crew reported flying an unstable approach which resulted an EGPWS and ATC low altitude alert.
Narrative: We were on the approach to LGA ILS04. We got vectored onto the loc and began our descent. I began a quick descent so I wouldn't be too high and stayed below the glide slope on the approach; which is the reason it never captured. After descending through the FAF we broke out of the clouds but got a 'glide slope' warning twice. The autopilot was disconnected and the plane leveled off. Shortly after ATC gave us a 'low altitude alert'. The approach was continued visually and we landed. Cause: When we got vectored we were at 7000' and needed to descend to 2700 per the approach. I felt as though I was being brought in high so I began a quick descent and stayed below the glide slope; which is the reason it never captured and initially caused confusion. Because of this I stayed in vertical mode during the descent which was too high for the approach and caused us to get a 'glide slope' warning. We were clear of the clouds and had the runway in site and decided to land. Suggestions: We should have been more aware of our altitude and descent rate on the approach. We should have completed a go around upon getting the glide slope warning as well as the low altitude alert from ATC.
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.