Flight crew informed by ATC of low altitude alert while on ILS approach with airport in sight.

Attributes
ACN	222420
Time
Date	199209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	222420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for the ILS to runway 5 orf. Approach had handed us off to tower and the tower had cleared us to land. We were just slightly outside the final approach fix and the captain called the runway in sight. We then were advised of a low altitude alert by the tower. We advised them that we had the runway in sight and after the runway was called, we were cleared to land again, and for the visual. There was no conflict or any further questions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC INFORMED BY ATC OF LOW ALT ALERT WHILE ON ILS APCH WITH ARPT IN SIGHT.

Narrative: CLRED FOR THE ILS TO RWY 5 ORF. APCH HAD HANDED US OFF TO TWR AND THE TWR HAD CLRED US TO LAND. WE WERE JUST SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE THE FINAL APCH FIX AND THE CAPT CALLED THE RWY IN SIGHT. WE THEN WERE ADVISED OF A LOW ALT ALERT BY THE TWR. WE ADVISED THEM THAT WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT AND AFTER THE RWY WAS CALLED, WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AGAIN, AND FOR THE VISUAL. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

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.