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Pilot reported while conducting a charted visual approach at night they received a low altitude alert from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1757848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
Lga was doing visual approaches with the charted visual approach. I had never done this approach prior. Although this is a visual approach; we built the approach into the FMS for situational awareness. We made the turn toward the runway and the controller stated that he got an altitude alert of 900 feet. I immediately disconnected the autopilot and leveled off and went straight to the runway. I was below the VASI but held my altitude until I was back on the VASI for a stabilized approach and landed safely. I was over water and free of obstacles. The biggest issue was attempting this difficult approach at night without knowing exactly what and where my references are. The approach plate has no altitudes to fly except to the starting altitude of 2500 feet. Fatigue and night flight compounded the issue. I suggest ask for the RNAV approach. After landing; I realized other planes were doing the RNAV approach. Why? I was told they are not authorized. Possibly we should not be also or at least do the approach during daylight before attempting at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported while conducting a Charted Visual Approach at night they received a low altitude alert from ATC.
Narrative: LGA was doing Visual Approaches with the charted Visual Approach. I had never done this approach prior. Although this is a Visual Approach; we built the approach into the FMS for situational awareness. We made the turn toward the runway and the controller stated that he got an altitude alert of 900 feet. I immediately disconnected the autopilot and leveled off and went straight to the runway. I was below the VASI but held my altitude until I was back on the VASI for a stabilized approach and landed safely. I was over water and free of obstacles. The biggest issue was attempting this difficult approach at night without knowing exactly what and where my references are. The approach plate has no altitudes to fly except to the starting altitude of 2500 feet. Fatigue and night flight compounded the issue. I suggest ask for the RNAV approach. After landing; I realized other planes were doing the RNAV approach. Why? I was told they are not authorized. Possibly we should not be also or at least do the approach during daylight before attempting at night.
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.