A light twin's ILS glideslope failed on the ash ILS14 so the pilot continued on a localizer approach...

Attributes
ACN	1175750
Time
Date	201405
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ASH.Airport
State Reference	NH
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	ILS/VOR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 210
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I was given vectors to the final approach for ILS14 at ash. My glideslope receiver became inoperative and I either advised approach control or tower (I don't recall who I was speaking to at the time.) that my glideslope was inoperative and I was converting to a localizer approach. During the descent I popped out into visual conditions and shortly after that the tower came on with an urgent message 'altitude alert; suggest you pull up immediately.' I advised the tower that I had good visual contact with the field and that there was no conflict. The tower also mentioned something about being below the MDA. I am not sure why I got this warning message from the tower but I am thinking they still believed I was on an ILS approach. I have sent an email to a flight instructor asking for clarification but I do not believe I was ever below any MDA before obtaining clear visual conditions in and around the approach path and around the airport. Visibility below the cloud layer was excellent with a ceiling at the time around 1;400 ft while on the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A light twin's ILS glideslope failed on the ASH ILS14 so the pilot continued on a Localizer Approach and ATC issued a LOW ALTITUDE ALERT PULL UP but the reporter believed he was above minimums when he became VMC.

Narrative: I was given vectors to the final approach for ILS14 at ASH. My glideslope receiver became inoperative and I either advised Approach Control or Tower (I don't recall who I was speaking to at the time.) that my glideslope was inoperative and I was converting to a localizer approach. During the descent I popped out into visual conditions and shortly after that the Tower came on with an urgent message 'Altitude alert; suggest you pull up immediately.' I advised the Tower that I had good visual contact with the field and that there was no conflict. The Tower also mentioned something about being below the MDA. I am not sure why I got this warning message from the Tower but I am thinking they still believed I was on an ILS approach. I have sent an email to a flight instructor asking for clarification but I do not believe I was ever below any MDA before obtaining clear visual conditions in and around the approach path and around the airport. Visibility below the cloud layer was excellent with a ceiling at the time around 1;400 FT while on the approach.

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A light twin's ILS glideslope failed on the ash ILS14 so the pilot continued on a localizer approach and ATC issued a low altitude alert pull up but the reporter believed he was above minimums when he became VMC.