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An air carrier B727 flight crew descended below their assigned altitude while attempting to visually identify the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 389940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 389941 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During approach for landing runway 36 at sav, assigned altitude of 4000 ft MSL. While distracted trying to visually identify sav versus hunter aaf, allowed aircraft to drop 500 ft to 3500 ft MSL. While correcting to 4000 ft MSL, received radio call from approach control noting altitude deviation and assigning 2500 ft MSL. Continued to normal landing. No conflict, but made telephone contact with approach control after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FLC DSNDED BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO VISUALLY IDENT THE ARPT.
Narrative: DURING APCH FOR LNDG RWY 36 AT SAV, ASSIGNED ALT OF 4000 FT MSL. WHILE DISTRACTED TRYING TO VISUALLY IDENT SAV VERSUS HUNTER AAF, ALLOWED ACFT TO DROP 500 FT TO 3500 FT MSL. WHILE CORRECTING TO 4000 FT MSL, RECEIVED RADIO CALL FROM APCH CTL NOTING ALTDEV AND ASSIGNING 2500 FT MSL. CONTINUED TO NORMAL LNDG. NO CONFLICT, BUT MADE TELEPHONE CONTACT WITH APCH CTL AFTER LNDG.
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.