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MD80 flight crew descends early to 1600 feet on the lda DME runway 19 at dca. Tower calls with low altitude alert but cannot act before 1600 feet is the correct altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 758859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower tower : ttpp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils other localizer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 758859 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the lda DME to runway 19 at dca. The first officer was flying and was looking at the navigation display distance to the next waypoint instead of the DME and began his descent to 1600 ft at 9.5 DME. He leveled at 1600 ft at 8.5 DME and the tower called with a low altitude warning at which time we both realized that we had gone below the procedure altitude. I did not catch his mistake and should have.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW DESCENDS EARLY TO 1600 FEET ON THE LDA DME RWY 19 AT DCA. TOWER CALLS WITH LOW ALTITUDE ALERT BUT CANNOT ACT BEFORE 1600 FEET IS THE CORRECT ALTITUDE.
Narrative: ON THE LDA DME TO RWY 19 AT DCA. THE FO WAS FLYING AND WAS LOOKING AT THE NAV DISPLAY DISTANCE TO THE NEXT WAYPOINT INSTEAD OF THE DME AND BEGAN HIS DSCNT TO 1600 FT AT 9.5 DME. HE LEVELED AT 1600 FT AT 8.5 DME AND THE TWR CALLED WITH A LOW ALT WARNING AT WHICH TIME WE BOTH REALIZED THAT WE HAD GONE BELOW THE PROC ALT. I DID NOT CATCH HIS MISTAKE AND SHOULD HAVE.
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.