Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Human Factors; Procedure
There were several actions I could have taken before allowing the aircraft to descend to 6;000 feet. I could have leveled off at 6;700 feet when I first knew that we were descending below the GS; taken manual control of the aircraft and hand fly back up to the glideslope; [and] follow SOP. I understand that my poor decision could have placed the aircraft in a hazardous situation. I have learned a tremendous amount from this event and know that I will not make the same mistake again. I hope others can learn from my poor decisions during this event.
A321 pilot reported descending below a certain altitude and receiving a low altitude alert.