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B757 flight crew on visual approach descended below glideslope. Approach controller alerted the crew that they were too low.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1319027 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 111 Flight Crew Total 23630 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 192 Flight Crew Total 11186 Flight Crew Type 831 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While at 8000 feet turning base ATC asked if we had the runway in sight. Pilot flying (PF) said yes; and I (pilot monitoring) reported runway in sight. ATC cleared us for a visual approach. PF asked me to set 7000 feet I did and then I turned to my ipad to check tower frequency; taxiway exit; etc. (We had had a runway change from xyl to xyr); the PF turned off the FD and auto throttle and descended fairly quickly and too early to 7000 feet. We were probably 10-12 miles from the runway. ATC called to alert us to the low altitude and asked to climb to 7500 feet. PF did and we proceeded with the approach without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew on visual approach descended below glideslope. Approach Controller alerted the crew that they were too low.
Narrative: While at 8000 feet turning base ATC asked if we had the runway in sight. Pilot Flying (PF) said yes; and I (Pilot Monitoring) reported Runway in sight. ATC cleared us for a visual approach. PF asked me to set 7000 feet I did and then I turned to my IPAD to check tower frequency; taxiway exit; etc. (we had had a Runway change from XYL to XYR); the PF turned off the FD and Auto throttle and descended fairly quickly and too early to 7000 feet. We were probably 10-12 miles from the Runway. ATC called to alert us to the low altitude and asked to climb to 7500 feet. PF did and we proceeded with the approach without further incident.
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.