Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Operating Aircraft X while on approach RNAV Y Runway 28L into OAK; a low altitude warning was issued by Tower and a subsequent go-around was performed. I overlooked an intermediate waypoint altitude constraint between the final approach fix and the visual descent point. I was the pilot in command as well as flying. At this point we were VMC and ground contact had been established.I believe the approach plates placement of this particular altitude is easily missed; especially at night and in turbulence. I feel it would be very helpful to future pilots flying this same approach if the constraint was listed at the same 'level' as the previous altitudes.
Cleared for RNAV Runway 28L approach by NORCAL.While on approach; Tower gave altitude alert and asked us to check Altimeter setting; 30.05; which we cross-checked was correct. At ~500 feet MSL (above 420 feet minimums); Tower requested go-around; to fly runway heading climb 2;000 feet. Subsequently given vectors to ILS 30.Flight proceeded normally after that and landed Runway 30. After VODSY (1;900 feet) altitude with VS. Should have spoken up at the time and asked why he had set 500 feet.
Flight crew reported an altitude deviation on approach to OAK airport that resulted in a low-altitude alert from ATC; followed by a go-around.