False MSAW alert to A-300 on cri approach.

Attributes
ACN	279715
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cri airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 787 agl bound upper : 787
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	279715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

On the VOR runway 13L/right approach to jfk I received a low altitude warning from approach. I was at the correct minimum descent altitude and not yet beyond the missed approach point. I was at 787 ft AGL and at 1.5 DME from cri. All company and FAA procedures were strictly adhered to and the approach was by the numbers. This low altitude warning was issued for no apparent reason. Our altimeters were correctly and we were at the correct altitude for our position on the approach. Crossed cri descended at 1000 FPM to the minimum descent altitude of 787 AGL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALSE MSAW ALERT TO A-300 ON CRI APCH.

Narrative: ON THE VOR RWY 13L/R APCH TO JFK I RECEIVED A LOW ALT WARNING FROM APCH. I WAS AT THE CORRECT MINIMUM DSCNT ALT AND NOT YET BEYOND THE MISSED APCH POINT. I WAS AT 787 FT AGL AND AT 1.5 DME FROM CRI. ALL COMPANY AND FAA PROCS WERE STRICTLY ADHERED TO AND THE APCH WAS BY THE NUMBERS. THIS LOW ALT WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OUR ALTIMETERS WERE CORRECTLY AND WE WERE AT THE CORRECT ALT FOR OUR POS ON THE APCH. CROSSED CRI DSNDED AT 1000 FPM TO THE MINIMUM DSCNT ALT OF 787 AGL.

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.