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The flight crew was cleared for the ILS approach to the adjacent runway within 10 mi of the airport. During the process the flight crew failed to maintain the required altitude for the ILS approach. The flight crew crossed the OM 400 ft low and intercepted the GS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 329293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 329630 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Originally cleared for ILS approach runway 11R, msp. Speed control by ATC on final. Must have lost required spacing because we were pulled off the approach and resequenced rather rapidly for ILS approach runway 11L, msp. A nonconventional missed approach in a glass cockpit aircraft is very busy for 2 pilots. I was reprogramming the FMGC, radio calls, passenger notification, checklist, etc. Last altitude I remember was 3000 ft, cleared the approach. It could have been 2500 ft assigned, not sure. We were at 2500 ft MSL and realized that was below the GS interception altitude at the marker. Approach normal, landing normal. No one queried our altitude, nor any part of the conduct of the approach. We probably should have requested a bit more time to reconfigure/set up the aircraft for the new approach. It would not have been as rushed and we both would be more in the loop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH TO THE ADJACENT RWY WITHIN 10 MI OF THE ARPT. DURING THE PROCESS THE FLC FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED ALT FOR THE ILS APCH. THE FLC CROSSED THE OM 400 FT LOW AND INTERCEPTED THE GS.
Narrative: ORIGINALLY CLRED FOR ILS APCH RWY 11R, MSP. SPD CTL BY ATC ON FINAL. MUST HAVE LOST REQUIRED SPACING BECAUSE WE WERE PULLED OFF THE APCH AND RESEQUENCED RATHER RAPIDLY FOR ILS APCH RWY 11L, MSP. A NONCONVENTIONAL MISSED APCH IN A GLASS COCKPIT ACFT IS VERY BUSY FOR 2 PLTS. I WAS REPROGRAMMING THE FMGC, RADIO CALLS, PAX NOTIFICATION, CHKLIST, ETC. LAST ALT I REMEMBER WAS 3000 FT, CLRED THE APCH. IT COULD HAVE BEEN 2500 FT ASSIGNED, NOT SURE. WE WERE AT 2500 FT MSL AND REALIZED THAT WAS BELOW THE GS INTERCEPTION ALT AT THE MARKER. APCH NORMAL, LNDG NORMAL. NO ONE QUERIED OUR ALT, NOR ANY PART OF THE CONDUCT OF THE APCH. WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A BIT MORE TIME TO RECONFIGURE/SET UP THE ACFT FOR THE NEW APCH. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS RUSHED AND WE BOTH WOULD BE MORE IN THE LOOP.
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.