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When the captain flying an A319 set an incorrect--and lower by over a thousand feet--FAF altitude in the altitude alert window contrary to SOP; the first officer wasn't aware and didn't correct the error. ATC issued a low altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1202219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OMA.Airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Altitude Alert |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the approach to 35L. I set the wrong crossing altitude for the outer marker. The outer marker is ricky at 2800; I set fapon at 1700. ATC called with a low altitude alert. I climbed back up to 2800 and resumed the approach without further incident.sticking to SOP would have prevented this if I had had the first officer verify the altitude at the outer marker. We were so preoccupied with getting down and slowing down neither one of us recognized my error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the Captain flying an A319 set an incorrect--and lower by over a thousand feet--FAF altitude in the Altitude Alert window contrary to SOP; the First Officer wasn't aware and didn't correct the error. ATC issued a low altitude alert.
Narrative: We were cleared for the approach to 35L. I set the wrong crossing altitude for the outer marker. The outer marker is RICKY at 2800; I set FAPON at 1700. ATC called with a low altitude alert. I climbed back up to 2800 and resumed the approach without further incident.Sticking to SOP would have prevented this if I had HAD the first officer verify the altitude at the outer marker. We were so preoccupied with getting down and slowing down neither one of us recognized my error.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.