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A B737-300 first officer descends below the recommended altitude for a noise abatement visual approach at orf.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1750 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : orf tower : orf artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other departure : noise abatement |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 101 flight time total : 18176 flight time type : 2116 |
| ASRS Report | 398440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
We were cleared for runway 5 visual approach. Our airport advisory page advises maintain 2500 ft until abeam the OM, and 2000 ft until intercepting final. While on base, the copilot descended slightly below 2000 ft, to about 1750 ft. I brought this to his attention, and we made the appropriate climb correction. We landed without incident. In the future, I will be more careful to brief the advisory page in the approach briefing. It's a good idea to be 'heads up' for noise abatement. It's becoming more standard at many airports. Sometimes it's mentioned in ATIS. It would also be very helpful if controllers would add any noise abatement restrs to their approach clrncs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FO DSNDS BELOW THE RECOMMENDED ALT FOR A NOISE ABATEMENT VISUAL APCH AT ORF.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 5 VISUAL APCH. OUR ARPT ADVISORY PAGE ADVISES MAINTAIN 2500 FT UNTIL ABEAM THE OM, AND 2000 FT UNTIL INTERCEPTING FINAL. WHILE ON BASE, THE COPLT DSNDED SLIGHTLY BELOW 2000 FT, TO ABOUT 1750 FT. I BROUGHT THIS TO HIS ATTN, AND WE MADE THE APPROPRIATE CLB CORRECTION. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL TO BRIEF THE ADVISORY PAGE IN THE APCH BRIEFING. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO BE 'HEADS UP' FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. IT'S BECOMING MORE STANDARD AT MANY ARPTS. SOMETIMES IT'S MENTIONED IN ATIS. IT WOULD ALSO BE VERY HELPFUL IF CTLRS WOULD ADD ANY NOISE ABATEMENT RESTRS TO THEIR APCH CLRNCS.
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.