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B737-300 crew descended to 1110 ft above the ground 10 mi from the airport after the approach controller cleared them to do so on runway 23 at gso.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : brant |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gso.tracon tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 520973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw atc equipment other atc equipment : radar |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Vectored to intercept localizer runway 23 at gso, cleared for approach, received clearance to descend to 2000 ft by approach control for intercept. I descended to 2000 ft even though the approach altitude was 2900 ft. Upon contacting tower, they noted our altitude was too low and issued a climb clearance. We had runway in sight and were cleared for a visual approach, landed without incident. Hindsight, should not descend below minimum approach altitude no matter what approach control says. Pilot error and controller error. This would not have happened in hard IFR as we would all have paid closer attention to the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW DSNDED TO 1110 FT ABOVE THE GND 10 MI FROM THE ARPT AFTER THE APCH CTLR CLRED THEM TO DO SO ON RWY 23 AT GSO.
Narrative: VECTORED TO INTERCEPT LOC RWY 23 AT GSO, CLRED FOR APCH, RECEIVED CLRNC TO DSND TO 2000 FT BY APCH CTL FOR INTERCEPT. I DSNDED TO 2000 FT EVEN THOUGH THE APCH ALT WAS 2900 FT. UPON CONTACTING TWR, THEY NOTED OUR ALT WAS TOO LOW AND ISSUED A CLB CLRNC. WE HAD RWY IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HINDSIGHT, SHOULD NOT DSND BELOW MINIMUM APCH ALT NO MATTER WHAT APCH CTL SAYS. PLT ERROR AND CTLR ERROR. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN HARD IFR AS WE WOULD ALL HAVE PAID CLOSER ATTN TO THE APCH.
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.