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Piper navajo pilot on convict transport mission is told by tower that he has a low altitude alert. Pilot indicates he has ground contact but local controller says do not descend further until field in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : smo |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : circling |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 23622 flight time type : 138 |
| ASRS Report | 375004 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Tower said they had a low altitude alert. I mentioned that I was ground contact. Tower said do not descend any lower unless I had the field in sight. I did not have the field in sight and proceeded inbound and at the 2.4 DME started on down to 660 ft MSL, shortly after, saw the runway and landed. When on an approach and doing what one can -- I find it very interesting that a tower should make such statements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER NAVAJO PLT ON CONVICT TRANSPORT MISSION IS TOLD BY TWR THAT HE HAS A LOW ALT ALERT. PLT INDICATES HE HAS GND CONTACT BUT LCL CTLR SAYS DO NOT DSND FURTHER UNTIL FIELD IN SIGHT.
Narrative: TWR SAID THEY HAD A LOW ALT ALERT. I MENTIONED THAT I WAS GND CONTACT. TWR SAID DO NOT DSND ANY LOWER UNLESS I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. I DID NOT HAVE THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND PROCEEDED INBOUND AND AT THE 2.4 DME STARTED ON DOWN TO 660 FT MSL, SHORTLY AFTER, SAW THE RWY AND LANDED. WHEN ON AN APCH AND DOING WHAT ONE CAN -- I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT A TWR SHOULD MAKE SUCH STATEMENTS.
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.