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Captain of an air carrier mdt turboprop descended prior to final NDB approach fix resulting in the first officer advising the captain of the error which was corrected at once.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : saw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other ndb |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 472460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain descended up to 3000 ft to 1800 ft before the fix at 2600 ft. Told her 'you descended for the 'fix.' she went back to 3000 ft. End of event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ACR MDT TURBOPROP DSNDED PRIOR TO FINAL NDB APCH FIX RESULTING IN THE FO ADVISING THE CAPT OF THE ERROR WHICH WAS CORRECTED AT ONCE.
Narrative: CAPT DSNDED UP TO 3000 FT TO 1800 FT BEFORE THE FIX AT 2600 FT. TOLD HER 'YOU DSNDED FOR THE 'FIX.' SHE WENT BACK TO 3000 FT. END OF EVENT.
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.