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A corporate pilot on the src RNAV GPS 19 approach misread the bollu to dinge altitude and descended but was advised by ATC of his error and climbed back to 2;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 997865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SRC.Airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other RNAV 19 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 3850 Flight Crew Type 675 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Was on RNAV GPS 19 approach into src. From intersection bollu to dinge I read the 'descend to altitude' wrong and was advised by ATC of my low altitude. I took evasive action and climbed back up to the correct altitude of 2;000 ft and continued the approach from there uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Corporate pilot on the SRC RNAV GPS 19 approach misread the BOLLU to DINGE altitude and descended but was advised by ATC of his error and climbed back to 2;000 FT.
Narrative: Was on RNAV GPS 19 approach into SRC. From intersection Bollu to Dinge I read the 'descend to altitude' wrong and was advised by ATC of my low altitude. I took evasive action and climbed back up to the correct altitude of 2;000 FT and continued the approach from there uneventfully.
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.