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An FK100 flight crew descends below the assigned altitude when vectored for an approach to a changed runway at clt, nc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 14900 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 534230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were on radar vectors for runway 36R at clt airport on a close-in base. Approach told us the runway was closed for snow removal and switched us to runway 36L. The captain was flying and was briefing the approach. He set 1900 ft in the altitude select, and I was looking at the approach plate, also approach control gave us 2900 ft. Approach told us to maintain 2900 ft and we noticed we were at about 2200 ft -- we were intercepting the inbound course and almost at GS intercept. We climbed up, shot the approach, and landed. We saw the airport at about 1900 ft. The late runway change and new approach briefing, and radio and FMS programming at about the same time as GS and localizer intercept was a contributing factor. We did not have the time we needed to properly brief, tune, program, and identify -- and in a hurry to do so, I missed the captain's setting 1900 ft instead of 2900 ft. We also were on a lifeguard flight. We waited for kidneys needed for a transplant and were on our last leg home of the 3-DAY trip. The WX, runway closure, and fair braking reports were also on our minds. The next time I get rushed like this, I will ask for a vector for more time to set up for the approach. We never had a GPWS warning and were approximately 1500 ft asl at the lowest on final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FK100 FLC DSNDS BELOW THE ASSIGNED ALT WHEN VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO A CHANGED RWY AT CLT, NC.
Narrative: WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS FOR RWY 36R AT CLT ARPT ON A CLOSE-IN BASE. APCH TOLD US THE RWY WAS CLOSED FOR SNOW REMOVAL AND SWITCHED US TO RWY 36L. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND WAS BRIEFING THE APCH. HE SET 1900 FT IN THE ALT SELECT, AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE APCH PLATE, ALSO APCH CTL GAVE US 2900 FT. APCH TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 2900 FT AND WE NOTICED WE WERE AT ABOUT 2200 FT -- WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE INBOUND COURSE AND ALMOST AT GS INTERCEPT. WE CLBED UP, SHOT THE APCH, AND LANDED. WE SAW THE ARPT AT ABOUT 1900 FT. THE LATE RWY CHANGE AND NEW APCH BRIEFING, AND RADIO AND FMS PROGRAMMING AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS GS AND LOC INTERCEPT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. WE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME WE NEEDED TO PROPERLY BRIEF, TUNE, PROGRAM, AND IDENT -- AND IN A HURRY TO DO SO, I MISSED THE CAPT'S SETTING 1900 FT INSTEAD OF 2900 FT. WE ALSO WERE ON A LIFEGUARD FLT. WE WAITED FOR KIDNEYS NEEDED FOR A TRANSPLANT AND WERE ON OUR LAST LEG HOME OF THE 3-DAY TRIP. THE WX, RWY CLOSURE, AND FAIR BRAKING RPTS WERE ALSO ON OUR MINDS. THE NEXT TIME I GET RUSHED LIKE THIS, I WILL ASK FOR A VECTOR FOR MORE TIME TO SET UP FOR THE APCH. WE NEVER HAD A GPWS WARNING AND WERE APPROX 1500 FT ASL AT THE LOWEST ON FINAL.
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.