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A319 captain reported descending below charted altitude on visual approach to rno prompting a low altitude alert call from ATC. Flight returned to charted altitude and continued approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1080647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RNO.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 1450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 16L at rno. We briefed and were using the RNAV (GPS) X runway 16L approach as a backup since it was my first time ever landing on 16L. Approximately 2 NM north northeast of sekaw; I inadvertently descended approximately 200 ft below the required crossing restriction of 7;200 ft at sekaw. [I] disconnected the autopilot and corrected back to 7;200 ft. As we began correcting; approach control advised us of a low altitude alert and asked if we had the terrain in sight. We confirmed that we had the terrain in sight and were correcting. We crossed sekaw at 7;200 ft and completed a normal approach and landing. Preventive: confirm meeting sekaw crossing restriction prior to arming appc mode on RNAV approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported descending below charted altitude on visual approach to RNO prompting a low altitude alert call from ATC. Flight returned to charted altitude and continued approach.
Narrative: We were cleared for the visual approach to Runway 16L at RNO. We briefed and were using the RNAV (GPS) X Runway 16L approach as a backup since it was my first time ever landing on 16L. Approximately 2 NM north northeast of SEKAW; I inadvertently descended approximately 200 FT below the required crossing restriction of 7;200 FT at SEKAW. [I] disconnected the autopilot and corrected back to 7;200 FT. As we began correcting; Approach Control advised us of a low altitude alert and asked if we had the terrain in sight. We confirmed that we had the terrain in sight and were correcting. We crossed SEKAW at 7;200 FT and completed a normal approach and landing. Preventive: confirm meeting SEKAW crossing restriction prior to arming APPC mode on RNAV approach.
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.