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C172 pilot receives altitude alert from ATC while on approach to runway 9 at lal, fl, due to early approach descent to wrong airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lal.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3220 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 606444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Being vectored in marginal conditions for VOR/GPS 9 lal. Told to maintain 1400 ft for approach. Asked for radar identify of the FAF (aimie) and was told they would be unable. I was at 1400 ft and perfectly established on inbound course when I received a partially broken call. Heard call sign and aimie and at same time had a visual on runway, so started down to MDA. Moments later, received 'altitude alert' call from ATC 'check altitude' (800 ft MSL) (visibility +/-6 mi). Started climb back to 1400 ft MSL to review situation. Wrong airport! Climbed to 1400 ft, continued on inbound to airport (lal was not in view during first descent, low visibility).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT RECEIVES ALT ALERT FROM ATC WHILE ON APCH TO RWY 9 AT LAL, FL, DUE TO EARLY APCH DESCENT TO WRONG ARPT.
Narrative: BEING VECTORED IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS FOR VOR/GPS 9 LAL. TOLD TO MAINTAIN 1400 FT FOR APCH. ASKED FOR RADAR IDENT OF THE FAF (AIMIE) AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE UNABLE. I WAS AT 1400 FT AND PERFECTLY ESTABLISHED ON INBOUND COURSE WHEN I RECEIVED A PARTIALLY BROKEN CALL. HEARD CALL SIGN AND AIMIE AND AT SAME TIME HAD A VISUAL ON RWY, SO STARTED DOWN TO MDA. MOMENTS LATER, RECEIVED 'ALT ALERT' CALL FROM ATC 'CHK ALT' (800 FT MSL) (VISIBILITY +/-6 MI). STARTED CLB BACK TO 1400 FT MSL TO REVIEW SIT. WRONG ARPT! CLBED TO 1400 FT, CONTINUED ON INBOUND TO ARPT (LAL WAS NOT IN VIEW DURING FIRST DSCNT, LOW VISIBILITY).
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.