<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1213783, October 2014

BE200 flight crew describes the cause of a descent below minimums during a lp GPS approach. A low altitude alert is issued by the tower.

Attributes
ACN	1213783
Time
Date	201410
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	LIT.Airport
State Reference	AR
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 1800
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

While descending on a lp GPS approach; pilot not flying advised descent to 720 MSL to cross fix ruzal. From the approach brief; this didn't sound correct. I asked the co-pilot to verify twice; and he responded '720 is correct'. At 900 MSL; tower advised below glide path. We continued approach and landed uneventfully. The correct altitude at ruzal is 1040 MSL.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE200 flight crew describes the cause of a descent below minimums during a LP GPS approach. A low altitude alert is issued by the Tower.

Narrative: While descending on a LP GPS Approach; pilot not flying advised descent to 720 MSL to cross fix RUZAL. From the approach brief; this didn't sound correct. I asked the co-pilot to verify twice; and he responded '720 is correct'. At 900 MSL; Tower advised below glide path. We continued approach and landed uneventfully. The correct altitude at RUZAL is 1040 MSL.

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