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A C500 pilot reports that the approach controller showed him below his assigned altitude and that he had a low altitude warning. The pilot states that he was not that low, but does not state whether he checked his altimeter setting or had maintenance check the pitot static system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ano |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : csg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 384480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Controller advised he had a low altitude alert on us on descent from 6000 ft MSL to 2600 ft MSL. We leveled at 2600 ft and was never below 2550 ft on either altimeter. Controller said he showed us at 2400 ft. We were never close to 2400 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C500 PLT RPTS THAT THE APCH CTLR SHOWED HIM BELOW HIS ASSIGNED ALT AND THAT HE HAD A LOW ALT WARNING. THE PLT STATES THAT HE WAS NOT THAT LOW, BUT DOES NOT STATE WHETHER HE CHKED HIS ALTIMETER SETTING OR HAD MAINT CHK THE PITOT STATIC SYS.
Narrative: CTLR ADVISED HE HAD A LOW ALT ALERT ON US ON DSCNT FROM 6000 FT MSL TO 2600 FT MSL. WE LEVELED AT 2600 FT AND WAS NEVER BELOW 2550 FT ON EITHER ALTIMETER. CTLR SAID HE SHOWED US AT 2400 FT. WE WERE NEVER CLOSE TO 2400 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.