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Pilot misreads FAF altitude on approach to lzu in BE58. MSAW warning from tower provides a timely alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lzu.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lzu.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 775189 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On approach to runway 7 at lzu; I misread the approach plate and descended toward 2000 ft instead of 2800 ft prior to the FAF. Flight conditions were IMC in moderate rain. I realized my mistake when the lzu tower issued a low altitude warning. At that time I had crossed the FAF and continued descent to minimums and landed. This was an approach that I make only occasionally and simply did not study the approach close enough and mistook 2800 ft for 2000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT MISREADS FAF ALT ON APCH TO LZU IN BE58. MSAW WARNING FROM TOWER PROVIDES A TIMELY ALERT.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 7 AT LZU; I MISREAD THE APCH PLATE AND DSNDED TOWARD 2000 FT INSTEAD OF 2800 FT PRIOR TO THE FAF. FLT CONDITIONS WERE IMC IN MODERATE RAIN. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE WHEN THE LZU TWR ISSUED A LOW ALT WARNING. AT THAT TIME I HAD CROSSED THE FAF AND CONTINUED DSCNT TO MINIMUMS AND LANDED. THIS WAS AN APCH THAT I MAKE ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND SIMPLY DID NOT STUDY THE APCH CLOSE ENOUGH AND MISTOOK 2800 FT FOR 2000 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.