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An air carrier flight received a low altitude alert on short final while conducting an sdf localizer runway 35 approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 716125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf.tower tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 35l |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 716125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on localizer runway 35L tower gave us a low altitude alert while passing through 1100 ft MSL. Did not know why. Hit 4.5 DME at 1320 ft MSL and MDA is 860 ft MSL. Arrested rate of descent to 300 FPM; leveled off at 1000 ft MSL and broke out and landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT RECEIVED A LOW ALT ALERT ON SHORT FINAL WHILE CONDUCTING AN SDF LOC RWY 35 APCH.
Narrative: WHILE ON LOC RWY 35L TWR GAVE US A LOW ALT ALERT WHILE PASSING THROUGH 1100 FT MSL. DID NOT KNOW WHY. HIT 4.5 DME AT 1320 FT MSL AND MDA IS 860 FT MSL. ARRESTED RATE OF DSCNT TO 300 FPM; LEVELED OFF AT 1000 FT MSL AND BROKE OUT AND LANDED.
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.