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The tired pilot of a C210; descending below the glideslope while making an ILS approach to his alternate airport following a missed approach at his destination; received a wake up call from the tower in the form of a low altitude alert warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 901301 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
On IFR flight plan [we] executed missed approach at our destination and requested ILS to our alternate. Given heading to intercept localizer and execute approach. Intercepted localizer and began descending toward decision height without confirming that aircraft was below glideslope. Tower advised of low altitude alert and deviation was corrected. Landed without incident. Contributing to the problem was a lack of sleep; low ceilings; and missed approach at airport of intended landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The tired pilot of a C210; descending below the glideslope while making an ILS approach to his alternate airport following a missed approach at his destination; received a wake up call from the tower in the form of a low altitude alert warning.
Narrative: On IFR flight plan [we] executed missed approach at our destination and requested ILS to our alternate. Given heading to intercept localizer and execute approach. Intercepted localizer and began descending toward decision height without confirming that aircraft was below glideslope. Tower advised of low altitude alert and deviation was corrected. Landed without incident. Contributing to the problem was a lack of sleep; low ceilings; and missed approach at airport of intended landing.
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.