A corporate jet on a VOR/DME 27 approach to pdk was advised by tower of a low altitude alert. The fl...

Attributes
ACN	850268
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PDK.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach Landing
Route In Use	Other VOR/DME 27
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 8725 Flight Crew Type 1525
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

While en-route to pdk there was a light shower between us and the airport; so we elected to conduct the VOR/DME 27 approach to pdk. The airport was reporting good VFR with the visibility 7 miles and the ceiling 2500 ft; but due to the light rain shower between us; we thought it best to do the approach. While leveling at the circling MDA with the airport in sight the tower advised of a low altitude alert and gave us the current altimeter setting. We acknowledged it (our altimeters were set correctly and we never went below the circling MDA) and let them know we had the airport in sight. Nothing else was said about the warning and we proceeded to enter the right downwind to 2R as instructed and made a normal landing without incident. Afterwards I thought it might have been better to level off at a bit higher altitude knowing that the shower was well east of the airport and we had good weather at the airport for landing; but felt since we were cleared for the approach we should execute the approach as published.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A corporate jet on a VOR/DME 27 Approach to PDK was advised by Tower of a low altitude alert. The flight crew checked their altimeters and procedure altitude and determined they were accurately flying the approach as charted.

Narrative: While en-route to PDK there was a light shower between us and the airport; so we elected to conduct the VOR/DME 27 Approach to PDK. The airport was reporting good VFR with the visibility 7 miles and the ceiling 2500 FT; but due to the light rain shower between us; we thought it best to do the approach. While leveling at the circling MDA with the airport in sight the Tower advised of a low altitude alert and gave us the current altimeter setting. We acknowledged it (our altimeters were set correctly and we never went below the circling MDA) and let them know we had the airport in sight. Nothing else was said about the warning and we proceeded to enter the right downwind to 2R as instructed and made a normal landing without incident. Afterwards I thought it might have been better to level off at a bit higher altitude knowing that the shower was well east of the airport and we had good weather at the airport for landing; but felt since we were cleared for the approach we should execute the approach as published.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A corporate jet on a VOR/DME 27 approach to pdk was advised by tower of a low altitude alert. The flight crew checked their altimeters and procedure altitude and determined they were accurately flying the approach as charted.