Altitude deviation altitude excursion with regards to a noise abatement procedure.

Attributes
ACN	313680
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgi
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bgi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	313680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
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:

Altitude deviation, on descent into bgi, controller cleared us to 3000 ft with numerous buildups/showers in area, controller asked us to advise when field in sight. Saw airport, notified controller and he cleared us for visual approach. At 2700 ft controller advised us to remain at 3000 ft until past shoreline. This is on page 10-5. The descent was a combo of being used to going to final approach fix altitude when cleared visual approach and to remain VFR. A gotcha in the grass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION WITH REGARDS TO A NOISE ABATEMENT PROC.

Narrative: ALTDEV, ON DSCNT INTO BGI, CTLR CLRED US TO 3000 FT WITH NUMEROUS BUILDUPS/SHOWERS IN AREA, CTLR ASKED US TO ADVISE WHEN FIELD IN SIGHT. SAW ARPT, NOTIFIED CTLR AND HE CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH. AT 2700 FT CTLR ADVISED US TO REMAIN AT 3000 FT UNTIL PAST SHORELINE. THIS IS ON PAGE 10-5. THE DSCNT WAS A COMBO OF BEING USED TO GOING TO FINAL APCH FIX ALT WHEN CLRED VISUAL APCH AND TO REMAIN VFR. A GOTCHA IN THE GRASS.

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.