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A PA44-180 pilot with student descended below GS intercept altitude on an instrument approach. Altitude deviation. Error admitted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hya |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hya tower : tpa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1125 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 343207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 64 |
| ASRS Report | 343210 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descended through 1800 ft on intermediate segment (radar vectors) of runway 24 ILS in hya. Went down to 1500 ft. I was thinking we were still at vineyard haven runway 24 ILS which was the airport we went to beforehand, which had an intermediate segment of 1500 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA44-180 PLT WITH STUDENT DSNDED BELOW GS INTERCEPT ALT ON AN INST APCH. ALTDEV. ERROR ADMITTED.
Narrative: DSNDED THROUGH 1800 FT ON INTERMEDIATE SEGMENT (RADAR VECTORS) OF RWY 24 ILS IN HYA. WENT DOWN TO 1500 FT. I WAS THINKING WE WERE STILL AT VINEYARD HAVEN RWY 24 ILS WHICH WAS THE ARPT WE WENT TO BEFOREHAND, WHICH HAD AN INTERMEDIATE SEGMENT OF 1500 FT.
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.