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Pbi controller described an unauthorized descent below assigned altitudes resulting in a MVA infraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 993153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PBI.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was vectoring a LR40 to a south downwind; I instructed him to descend and maintain 2;500. I had other things going on and I looked up and saw that he had descended to 1;500 just south of the localizer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PBI Controller described an unauthorized descent below assigned altitudes resulting in a MVA infraction.
Narrative: I was vectoring a LR40 to a south downwind; I instructed him to descend and maintain 2;500. I had other things going on and I looked up and saw that he had descended to 1;500 just south of the localizer.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.