A319 captain reports getting low during a visual approach to cyyc due to an early descent by ATC and...

Attributes
ACN	1013802
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CYYC.Airport
State Reference	AB
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Upon our arrival into calgary (cyyc); approach descended us to 5;500 MSL at least 15 miles out. They vectored us to a visual approach to runway 16; and as we intercepted the localizer; we started a descent to 4;000 ft; believing that was the glide slope intercept altitude; which was; in fact; 4;800 ft. The visual cues from the wider than normal runway indicated we were possibly slightly low. We then got a 'too low; gear' warning and at approximately 600 ft RA; the gear was lowered and we intercepted the glide slope. The landing was normal and the weather conditions were VFR and clear. Approach descended us down far out and low. This; along with the wide runway; created visual cues that were non normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reports getting low during a visual approach to CYYC due to an early descent by ATC and the visual perception of the wide runway. The EGPWS sounds a gear warning at 600 FT; the gear is extended and the approach continued to landing.

Narrative: Upon our arrival into Calgary (CYYC); approach descended us to 5;500 MSL at least 15 miles out. They vectored us to a visual approach to Runway 16; and as we intercepted the LOC; we started a descent to 4;000 FT; believing that was the glide slope intercept altitude; which was; in fact; 4;800 FT. The visual cues from the wider than normal runway indicated we were possibly slightly low. We then got a 'too low; gear' warning and at approximately 600 FT RA; the gear was lowered and we intercepted the glide slope. The landing was normal and the weather conditions were VFR and clear. Approach descended us down far out and low. This; along with the wide runway; created visual cues that were non normal.

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.

A319 captain reports getting low during a visual approach to cyyc due to an early descent by ATC and the visual perception of the wide runway. The egpws sounds a gear warning at 600 ft; the gear is extended and the approach continued to landing.