<< >> NASA ASRS Report 260392, January 1994

Cargo flight descends prior to reaching LOM.

Attributes
ACN	260392
Time
Date	199401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	260392
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for approach at huguenat VOR. At manee intersection went to 2400 ft, thinking we passed neely and GS was out. Started to shoot a localizer approach. At 2000 ft noticed we had not passed neely. So we climbed until passing neely, about 15 seconds and shot the approach. Got a false LOM indication when ADF needle swung when we thought we were at neely the first time. After further looking, that was probably orange county airport. Factors also were night, icing, and snow. Also, rushing and not allowing time to think before acting. Decision to level off and climb was the right thing to do. New york approach also advised after we noticed and started to correct through stewart tower of low altitude alert. Should have had kingston VOR tune into the DME for DME readouts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT DSNDS PRIOR TO REACHING LOM.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR APCH AT HUGUENAT VOR. AT MANEE INTXN WENT TO 2400 FT, THINKING WE PASSED NEELY AND GS WAS OUT. STARTED TO SHOOT A LOC APCH. AT 2000 FT NOTICED WE HAD NOT PASSED NEELY. SO WE CLBED UNTIL PASSING NEELY, ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND SHOT THE APCH. GOT A FALSE LOM INDICATION WHEN ADF NEEDLE SWUNG WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE AT NEELY THE FIRST TIME. AFTER FURTHER LOOKING, THAT WAS PROBABLY ORANGE COUNTY ARPT. FACTORS ALSO WERE NIGHT, ICING, AND SNOW. ALSO, RUSHING AND NOT ALLOWING TIME TO THINK BEFORE ACTING. DECISION TO LEVEL OFF AND CLB WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. NEW YORK APCH ALSO ADVISED AFTER WE NOTICED AND STARTED TO CORRECT THROUGH STEWART TWR OF LOW ALT ALERT. SHOULD HAVE HAD KINGSTON VOR TUNE INTO THE DME FOR DME READOUTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.