B767-300 crew crossed the san mateo bridge at 1200 ft. The ATCT local controller issued a low altitu...

Attributes
ACN	605027
Time
Date	200312
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : charted visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	605027
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : msaw other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Chart	approach : fms visual rwy 28r sfo

Narrative:

The captain was PF while performing the FMS bridge visual runway 28R sfo. After successfully complying with all of the vertical and lateral portions of the visual approach, the captain made a left descending turn to line up on the runway 28R final approach course. His initial descent rate was slightly excessive and upon realizing this, he made appropriate corrections and stopped the descent rate. At the same time, we received a call from sfo tower stating 'air carrier X altitude alert, 1200 ft over the san mateo bridge.' the captain maintained 1200 ft MSL until he intercepted a normal GS and completed the remainder of the approach uneventfully, complying with all of air carrier X's stabilized approach criteria. At the time of the altitude alert call from tower, the aircraft was configured with landing gear down and the flaps at 30 degrees. The call from the tower surprised us because there is not a published altitude for crossing the san mateo bridge on the FMS bridge visual, only for the preceding fixes, which we complied with.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW CROSSED THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE AT 1200 FT. THE ATCT LCL CTLR ISSUED A LOW ALT ALERT.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS PF WHILE PERFORMING THE FMS BRIDGE VISUAL RWY 28R SFO. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE VERT AND LATERAL PORTIONS OF THE VISUAL APCH, THE CAPT MADE A L DSNDING TURN TO LINE UP ON THE RWY 28R FINAL APCH COURSE. HIS INITIAL DSCNT RATE WAS SLIGHTLY EXCESSIVE AND UPON REALIZING THIS, HE MADE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS AND STOPPED THE DSCNT RATE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM SFO TWR STATING 'ACR X ALT ALERT, 1200 FT OVER THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE.' THE CAPT MAINTAINED 1200 FT MSL UNTIL HE INTERCEPTED A NORMAL GS AND COMPLETED THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH UNEVENTFULLY, COMPLYING WITH ALL OF ACR X'S STABILIZED APCH CRITERIA. AT THE TIME OF THE ALT ALERT CALL FROM TWR, THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH LNDG GEAR DOWN AND THE FLAPS AT 30 DEGS. THE CALL FROM THE TWR SURPRISED US BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A PUBLISHED ALT FOR XING THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE ON THE FMS BRIDGE VISUAL, ONLY FOR THE PRECEDING FIXES, WHICH WE COMPLIED WITH.

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.

B767-300 crew crossed the san mateo bridge at 1200 ft. The ATCT local controller issued a low altitude alert.