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BE58 pilot reported a track and altitude deviation on approach to gtu that resulted in a low altitude alert from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1419583 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GTU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other RNAV Runway 18 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Shooting IFR approach into georgetown. We had high crosswinds which pushed the plane off course on final and while initiating corrections using the autopilot; the altitude was disengaged and allowed the airplane to descend below the glide slope path. Controller warned of deviation off course of 1 mile and a low altitude alert. I informed him that the plane was working back to the course line and that we were going to just hold altitude. The thinking was that we would hold altitude until we flew back into the glide slope path. As we came closer to the airport we could see the ground through the cloud breaks and we dropped just below the cloud layer and continued the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE58 pilot reported a track and altitude deviation on approach to GTU that resulted in a low altitude alert from ATC.
Narrative: Shooting IFR approach into Georgetown. We had high crosswinds which pushed the plane off course on final and while initiating corrections using the autopilot; the altitude was disengaged and allowed the airplane to descend below the glide slope path. Controller warned of deviation off course of 1 mile and a low altitude alert. I informed him that the plane was working back to the course line and that we were going to just hold altitude. The thinking was that we would hold altitude until we flew back into the glide slope path. As we came closer to the airport we could see the ground through the cloud breaks and we dropped just below the cloud layer and continued the approach.
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.