Air carrier flight crew overshoot lda dca runway 19 approach crossing restr and recover from unstable approach. Captain states he and first officer are new to aircraft type and missed charting notes.

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Attributes
ACN	511930
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 60 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	511930
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Had flown rosslyn lda 19 approach as published earlier in the day. This time, we were cleared to 2000 ft MSL and cleared for the approach. As per company procedures, upon reaching 2000 ft, I set next altitude in MCP window. I had briefed to descend after maudy intersection, 3000 ft to 2000 ft. Upon reaching maudy intersection, I saw the next altitude in the MCP window and started down. Reached the next point approximately 900 ft low. We were VFR by now and realized we were low. Did gradual climb to re-establish 3:1 GS and landed normally. Factors contributing to loss of situational awareness: 1) both myself and copilot are new (less than 160 hours in type). 2) first time either one of us had flown this month. 3) didn't brief 'ball note' about lower intercept altitude. Might have prevented seeing what I wanted to see at maudy intersection. 4) should have used 'pri' mode of HUD to get raw data GS information on HUD.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW OVERSHOOT LDA DCA RWY 19 APCH XING RESTR AND RECOVER FROM UNSTABLE APCH. CAPT STATES HE AND FO ARE NEW TO ACFT TYPE AND MISSED CHARTING NOTES.

Narrative: HAD FLOWN ROSSLYN LDA 19 APCH AS PUBLISHED EARLIER IN THE DAY. THIS TIME, WE WERE CLRED TO 2000 FT MSL AND CLRED FOR THE APCH. AS PER COMPANY PROCS, UPON REACHING 2000 FT, I SET NEXT ALT IN MCP WINDOW. I HAD BRIEFED TO DSND AFTER MAUDY INTXN, 3000 FT TO 2000 FT. UPON REACHING MAUDY INTXN, I SAW THE NEXT ALT IN THE MCP WINDOW AND STARTED DOWN. REACHED THE NEXT POINT APPROX 900 FT LOW. WE WERE VFR BY NOW AND REALIZED WE WERE LOW. DID GRADUAL CLB TO RE-ESTABLISH 3:1 GS AND LANDED NORMALLY. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: 1) BOTH MYSELF AND COPLT ARE NEW (LESS THAN 160 HRS IN TYPE). 2) FIRST TIME EITHER ONE OF US HAD FLOWN THIS MONTH. 3) DIDN'T BRIEF 'BALL NOTE' ABOUT LOWER INTERCEPT ALT. MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED SEEING WHAT I WANTED TO SEE AT MAUDY INTXN. 4) SHOULD HAVE USED 'PRI' MODE OF HUD TO GET RAW DATA GS INFO ON HUD.

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.