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Approach controller issued low altitude alert to pilot of an atx C310 during a localizer approach to mgy. Reporter was VFR, and believed that his altitude and DME readout from the airport appeared normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgy.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 20 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 480490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft XXX. Unknown ATC problem. On approach to mgy on localizer 20, after being cleared for the localizer 20 approach while localizer inbound, ATC advised of a low altitude alert while at 2400 ft MSL and talac inbound. Then advised controller that the aircraft was inside talac -- inbound DME appeared to be operating correctly, and airport was visible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR ISSUED LOW ALT ALERT TO PLT OF AN ATX C310 DURING A LOC APCH TO MGY. RPTR WAS VFR, AND BELIEVED THAT HIS ALT AND DME READOUT FROM THE ARPT APPEARED NORMAL.
Narrative: ACFT XXX. UNKNOWN ATC PROB. ON APCH TO MGY ON LOC 20, AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE LOC 20 APCH WHILE LOC INBOUND, ATC ADVISED OF A LOW ALT ALERT WHILE AT 2400 FT MSL AND TALAC INBOUND. THEN ADVISED CTLR THAT THE ACFT WAS INSIDE TALAC -- INBOUND DME APPEARED TO BE OPERATING CORRECTLY, AND ARPT WAS VISIBLE.
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.