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Altitude deviation and low approach when a B717 flight crew descends 1000 ft below the published crossing altitude for the FAF when responding to an ATC clearance for the ILS approach runway 19 at ict, ks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 578623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ict.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 19r other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 578623 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Operating as scheduled part 121 operator flying between atl to ict. We were being vectored for the ILS to runway 19R. I was PNF and handling the radio xmissions and helping my first officer, who was PF, setting up for approach. Approach controller gave us a final vector to intercept the localizer, and cleared us for the ILS to runway 19R (ict). Final altitude assigned was heard as 2000 ft. I read back 2000 ft and approach controller did not correct me. At this point we were 500 ft above the ground on about a 5 mi final. We had broken out of the clouds at about 2300 ft. We picked up the runway at about 5 mi and continued at 2000 ft until GS intercept. We intercepted the GS and continued uneventfully to a normal landing. At no point did approach controller or tower controller mention altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV AND LOW APCH WHEN A B717 FLT CREW DSNDS 1000 FT BELOW THE PUBLISHED XING ALT FOR THE FAF WHEN RESPONDING TO AN ATC CLRNC FOR THE ILS APCH RWY 19 AT ICT, KS.
Narrative: OPERATING AS SCHEDULED PART 121 OPERATOR FLYING BTWN ATL TO ICT. WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS TO RWY 19R. I WAS PNF AND HANDLING THE RADIO XMISSIONS AND HELPING MY FO, WHO WAS PF, SETTING UP FOR APCH. APCH CTLR GAVE US A FINAL VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE LOC, AND CLRED US FOR THE ILS TO RWY 19R (ICT). FINAL ALT ASSIGNED WAS HEARD AS 2000 FT. I READ BACK 2000 FT AND APCH CTLR DID NOT CORRECT ME. AT THIS POINT WE WERE 500 FT ABOVE THE GND ON ABOUT A 5 MI FINAL. WE HAD BROKEN OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 2300 FT. WE PICKED UP THE RWY AT ABOUT 5 MI AND CONTINUED AT 2000 FT UNTIL GS INTERCEPT. WE INTERCEPTED THE GS AND CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO A NORMAL LNDG. AT NO POINT DID APCH CTLR OR TWR CTLR MENTION ALT.
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.