Commuter aircraft on localizer approach received 'low altitude warning' message from approach contro...

Attributes
ACN	114583
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1775 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	114583
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ILS 15R (bwi) glide slope out of service. Cleared for localizer approach at 2500 MSL. At fnd (ellicott), (according to captain), began descent and was visual contact with runway at 2300' MSL and continued down to 2000' MSL at which time ATC issued 'low altitude warning'. Was always in position for normal landing and was visual with runway. Factors affecting the quality of human performance: carried out flight duties while suffering from a bronchial infection, and bad cough. Because of our company policy of not getting paid for sick time, combined with not wanting to take time off because of being a new employee, I chose to go to work that day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT ON LOC APCH RECEIVED 'LOW ALT WARNING' MESSAGE FROM APCH CTLR.

Narrative: ILS 15R (BWI) GLIDE SLOPE OUT OF SERVICE. CLRED FOR LOC APCH AT 2500 MSL. AT FND (ELLICOTT), (ACCORDING TO CAPT), BEGAN DSCNT AND WAS VISUAL CONTACT WITH RWY AT 2300' MSL AND CONTINUED DOWN TO 2000' MSL AT WHICH TIME ATC ISSUED 'LOW ALT WARNING'. WAS ALWAYS IN POSITION FOR NORMAL LNDG AND WAS VISUAL WITH RWY. FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: CARRIED OUT FLT DUTIES WHILE SUFFERING FROM A BRONCHIAL INFECTION, AND BAD COUGH. BECAUSE OF OUR COMPANY POLICY OF NOT GETTING PAID FOR SICK TIME, COMBINED WITH NOT WANTING TO TAKE TIME OFF BECAUSE OF BEING A NEW EMPLOYEE, I CHOSE TO GO TO WORK THAT DAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.

Commuter aircraft on localizer approach received 'low altitude warning' message from approach controller.