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B737-200 descending to 5000 ft. Anticipating visual approach got to 4600 ft. Vectored to a right downwind and corrected altitude to 5000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4600 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco tower : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 620 |
| ASRS Report | 370160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While descending to 5000 ft MSL on a right base to mco runway 35 and anticipating a visual approach, we descended to about 4600 ft MSL while approach control vectored us back to a right downwind. Recognized altitude deviation and corrected immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 DSNDING TO 5000 FT. ANTICIPATING VISUAL APCH GOT TO 4600 FT. VECTORED TO A R DOWNWIND AND CORRECTED ALT TO 5000 FT.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING TO 5000 FT MSL ON A R BASE TO MCO RWY 35 AND ANTICIPATING A VISUAL APCH, WE DSNDED TO ABOUT 4600 FT MSL WHILE APCH CTL VECTORED US BACK TO A R DOWNWIND. RECOGNIZED ALTDEV AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.
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.