<< >> NASA ASRS Report 457880, December 1999

A private instrument rated pilot descends below the MSA and GS while attempting the ILS at lyh resulting in ATC intervention.

Attributes
ACN	457880
Time
Date	199912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lyh.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 3
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	457880
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : msaw aircraft equipment : gpws other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to lynchburg on ILS runway 3 in IMC, I went below minimums before reaching the marker. I was notified and ascended, caught the GS and landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT INST RATED PLT DSNDS BELOW THE MSA AND GS WHILE ATTEMPTING THE ILS AT LYH RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION.

Narrative: ON APCH TO LYNCHBURG ON ILS RWY 3 IN IMC, I WENT BELOW MINIMUMS BEFORE REACHING THE MARKER. I WAS NOTIFIED AND ASCENDED, CAUGHT THE GS AND LANDED.

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.