Pilot of an small aircraft sel descended below assigned approach altitude without attempting immediate correction resulting in the verbal complaint from an approach controller who intervened and subsequently cleared him for approach.

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Attributes
ACN	336492
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	336492
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
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

Narrative:

We were assigned an altitude of 3000 ft until advised. The pilot was a foreign pilot with poor skills. The pilot was unstable on the approach and descended to an altitude of 2000 ft. The controller did descend us for the approach. The controller yelled at us and we corrected the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL DSNDED BELOW ASSIGNED APCH ALT WITHOUT ATTEMPTING IMMEDIATE CORRECTION RESULTING IN THE VERBAL COMPLAINT FROM AN APCH CTLR WHO INTERVENED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED HIM FOR APCH.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED AN ALT OF 3000 FT UNTIL ADVISED. THE PLT WAS A FOREIGN PLT WITH POOR SKILLS. THE PLT WAS UNSTABLE ON THE APCH AND DSNDED TO AN ALT OF 2000 FT. THE CTLR DID DSND US FOR THE APCH. THE CTLR YELLED AT US AND WE CORRECTED THE ERROR.

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.