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When on a VOR approach, an excursion from published assigned altitude by a cpr twin jet sets off a low altitude alert to controller at smo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 548787 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Weather ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descended below altitude on published approach. Captain asked if ok to descend, copilot response was yes. Controller gave us a low altitude warning. I questioned the copilot and climbed up to correct altitude. Copilot is a new hire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN ON A VOR APCH, AN EXCURSION FROM PUBLISHED ASSIGNED ALT BY A CPR TWIN JET SETS OFF A LOW ALT ALERT TO CTLR AT SMO.
Narrative: DSNDED BELOW ALT ON PUBLISHED APCH. CAPT ASKED IF OK TO DSND, COPLT RESPONSE WAS YES. CTLR GAVE US A LOW ALT WARNING. I QUESTIONED THE COPLT AND CLBED UP TO CORRECT ALT. COPLT IS A NEW HIRE.
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.