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An instructor and student inbound to srq had a near miss with a departing aircraft after beginning an early descent to pattern altitude without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1130652 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201311 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SRQ.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 63 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 49.6 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Local |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 27 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
While returning to my home base airport (srq) with a student; I was instructed by tampa approach to maintain 2;100 feet and contact sarasota tower on 120.1. I contacted sarasota tower approximately 6 miles east of airport. I was instructed to enter a downwind for runway 14. At that point I began my descent from 2;100 feet. At approximately 1;400-1;600 feet sarasota tower told me that I wasn't suppose to descend. I immediately climbed back to 2;100 feet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An instructor and student inbound to SRQ had a near miss with a departing aircraft after beginning an early descent to pattern altitude without clearance.
Narrative: While returning to my home base airport (SRQ) with a student; I was instructed by Tampa Approach to maintain 2;100 feet and contact Sarasota Tower on 120.1. I contacted Sarasota Tower approximately 6 miles east of airport. I was instructed to enter a downwind for Runway 14. At that point I began my descent from 2;100 feet. At approximately 1;400-1;600 feet Sarasota Tower told me that I wasn't suppose to descend. I immediately climbed back to 2;100 feet.
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.