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Air carrier flies too low down the hudson river for a visual approach to lga, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472570 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 472570 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying visually by hudson river for a visual approach to runway 22 at lga. VMC existed and we were told to descend to 2000 ft. At 2200 ft, we were told to stop at 2500 ft and then cleared to 2000 ft. There seemed to be some confusion about the altitude, but no discussion on the altitude followed. Can't remember if we were given a different altitude than 2000 ft. Shortly thereafter, we were cleared for visual to runway 22. It had been a long day going on 12 hours of duty with a wake-up call of XA00 that morning. We were tired and not at our sharpest at that time. This was day 2 of a 4 day trip, with all early shows.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLIES TOO LOW DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER FOR A VISUAL APCH TO LGA, NY.
Narrative: FLYING VISUALLY BY HUDSON RIVER FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22 AT LGA. VMC EXISTED AND WE WERE TOLD TO DSND TO 2000 FT. AT 2200 FT, WE WERE TOLD TO STOP AT 2500 FT AND THEN CLRED TO 2000 FT. THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE ALT, BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE ALT FOLLOWED. CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE WERE GIVEN A DIFFERENT ALT THAN 2000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL TO RWY 22. IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY GOING ON 12 HRS OF DUTY WITH A WAKE-UP CALL OF XA00 THAT MORNING. WE WERE TIRED AND NOT AT OUR SHARPEST AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS DAY 2 OF A 4 DAY TRIP, WITH ALL EARLY SHOWS.
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.