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A C210 private pilot descends below the published minimum approach altitude during a localizer runway 27 at gillespie field, san diego, and receives a low altitude alert from approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : see.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Dusk |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 428835 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight of 8 hour duration with 2 gas stops. Established on localizer D at san diego gillespie. GPS went out, pilot fatigue, autoplt out. Put heading bug and VOR selector to wrong radial. Descended below IFR approach altitude (still in VFR conditions). Socal noted llw (gpw) at their station and notified me. Continued VFR below to next stepdown, missed localizer D to south by 3 dos. Out of overcast, below VFR, socal advised me to climb but airport in sight. Factors: I arose at early morning. Flight time total from mazatlan, mexico to san diego approximately 8 hours. Fatigue, equipment failure (non essential). Continued on approach after socal advised below IFR minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PVT PLT DSNDS BELOW THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM APCH ALT DURING A LOC RWY 27 AT GILLESPIE FIELD, SAN DIEGO, AND RECEIVES A LOW ALT ALERT FROM APCH CTLR.
Narrative: FLT OF 8 HR DURATION WITH 2 GAS STOPS. ESTABLISHED ON LOC D AT SAN DIEGO GILLESPIE. GPS WENT OUT, PLT FATIGUE, AUTOPLT OUT. PUT HDG BUG AND VOR SELECTOR TO WRONG RADIAL. DSNDED BELOW IFR APCH ALT (STILL IN VFR CONDITIONS). SOCAL NOTED LLW (GPW) AT THEIR STATION AND NOTIFIED ME. CONTINUED VFR BELOW TO NEXT STEPDOWN, MISSED LOC D TO S BY 3 DOS. OUT OF OVCST, BELOW VFR, SOCAL ADVISED ME TO CLB BUT ARPT IN SIGHT. FACTORS: I AROSE AT EARLY MORNING. FLT TIME TOTAL FROM MAZATLAN, MEXICO TO SAN DIEGO APPROX 8 HRS. FATIGUE, EQUIP FAILURE (NON ESSENTIAL). CONTINUED ON APCH AFTER SOCAL ADVISED BELOW IFR MINIMUMS.
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.