A beech bonanza pilot was advised of a low altitude alert on the approach base leg to ilm.

Attributes
ACN	447460
Time
Date	199908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ilm.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	447460
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment : msaw
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On landing runway 6 at wilmington, nc, cleared to land. On left turn to final, tower reported low altitude alert. Proceeded with normal approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH BONANZA PLT WAS ADVISED OF A LOW ALT ALERT ON THE APCH BASE LEG TO ILM.

Narrative: ON LNDG RWY 6 AT WILMINGTON, NC, CLRED TO LAND. ON L TURN TO FINAL, TWR RPTED LOW ALT ALERT. PROCEEDED WITH NORMAL APCH AND LNDG.

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.