A300 flight crew has an altitude deviation during the localizer 35L to sdf.

Attributes
ACN	707011
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils other localizer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	707011
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 9010 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	707020
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our early wake-up; as usual; makes for less than perfect alertness. The first officer had; per the ATIS; briefed a south landing. Just as the center controller handed us to louisville approach; he told us that sdf was going north. As we were headed to ramp 3; the approach controller said to expect ILS runway 35L GS out approach. I then loaded that into the FMS. This approach to sdf runway 35L has a stepdown fix at D4.5 of 1320 ft MSL. On approach; we did not have that set and the GPWS picked that up as we descended and alerted as the ridge line became visible. I disconnected the autoplt and came back up to altitude and gave it back to the first officer who then continued a normal final approach and landing. Supplemental information from acn 707020: on downwind; I quickly briefed approach; set bugs and decision ht. Intercepted localizer 3.5 mi from crdnl; crossed crdnl on speed and configured; and set missed approach altitude instead of stepdown fix at 4.5 DME.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CREW HAS AN ALTDEV DURING THE LOC 35L TO SDF.

Narrative: OUR EARLY WAKE-UP; AS USUAL; MAKES FOR LESS THAN PERFECT ALERTNESS. THE FO HAD; PER THE ATIS; BRIEFED A S LNDG. JUST AS THE CTR CTLR HANDED US TO LOUISVILLE APCH; HE TOLD US THAT SDF WAS GOING N. AS WE WERE HEADED TO RAMP 3; THE APCH CTLR SAID TO EXPECT ILS RWY 35L GS OUT APCH. I THEN LOADED THAT INTO THE FMS. THIS APCH TO SDF RWY 35L HAS A STEPDOWN FIX AT D4.5 OF 1320 FT MSL. ON APCH; WE DID NOT HAVE THAT SET AND THE GPWS PICKED THAT UP AS WE DSNDED AND ALERTED AS THE RIDGE LINE BECAME VISIBLE. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND CAME BACK UP TO ALT AND GAVE IT BACK TO THE FO WHO THEN CONTINUED A NORMAL FINAL APCH AND LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 707020: ON DOWNWIND; I QUICKLY BRIEFED APCH; SET BUGS AND DECISION HT. INTERCEPTED LOC 3.5 MI FROM CRDNL; CROSSED CRDNL ON SPD AND CONFIGURED; AND SET MISSED APCH ALT INSTEAD OF STEPDOWN FIX AT 4.5 DME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.