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A crj-200 captain; flying his first ever RNAV visual approach to runway 26R at atl; tuned; but did not display; the ILS as a back up to the RNAV driven 'snowflake.' confusion reigned until he was 'feeling low' on the approach and reverted to visual perception to arrest his excessive rate of descent; restabilize and complete the approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078505 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the RNAV visual approach 26R. On the final segment; I selected the ILS frequency to get the blue overlay as a back up. As we began the descent at the FAF using snowflake guidance; I became uncomfortable with the descent rate and recall 'feeling low.' I disconnected the autopilot; corrected the pitch and called for flaps 45 degrees. It wasn't until after the flaps were set at 45 degrees when I noticed that we were just below 1;000 ft above airport elevation. This was the first RNAV visual approach I have flown; so I was focusing most of my attention to altitude restrictions and verifying that the aircraft was following the correct approach path. I was briefly confused that the blue overlay didn't appear (because the ILS was not loaded.) the snow flake descent took us below the standard glide path; so I had to disconnect the autopilot and reestablish glide path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-200 Captain; flying his first ever RNAV Visual approach to Runway 26R at ATL; tuned; but did not display; the ILS as a back up to the RNAV driven 'snowflake.' Confusion reigned until he was 'feeling low' on the approach and reverted to visual perception to arrest his excessive rate of descent; restabilize and complete the approach and landing.
Narrative: We were cleared for the RNAV Visual Approach 26R. On the final segment; I selected the ILS frequency to get the blue overlay as a back up. As we began the descent at the FAF using snowflake guidance; I became uncomfortable with the descent rate and recall 'feeling low.' I disconnected the autopilot; corrected the pitch and called for Flaps 45 degrees. It wasn't until after the flaps were set at 45 degrees when I noticed that we were just below 1;000 FT above airport elevation. This was the first RNAV Visual Approach I have flown; so I was focusing most of my attention to altitude restrictions and verifying that the aircraft was following the correct approach path. I was briefly confused that the blue overlay didn't appear (because the ILS was not loaded.) The snow flake descent took us below the standard glide path; so I had to disconnect the autopilot and reestablish glide path.
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.