PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 49; Flight Crew Total 7402; Flight Crew Type 56
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Weather
Immediately after takeoff from our departure airport; my student and I experienced significant unexpected turbulence and wind shear that causes us to make the decision to return to our departure airport. We were vectored for the ILS and intercepted the localizer at the proper altitude and were then cleared the visual approach. At that point we encountered even more significant wind shear and turbulence causing us to descend below the minimum altitude for an ILS approach. During the loss of altitude we had just switched to the Tower frequency and were cleared to land at which point Tower relayed a message from TRACON saying 'altitude alert' and that we were below the published altitude on the approach. I confirmed to Tower we had the field and terrain in sight and that we were unable to maintain altitude. Although a significant crosswind had picked up since our departure; an uneventful landing followed.
Immediately after takeoff from our departure airport; while with my flight instructor; I experienced significant unexpected turbulence and wind shear that causes us to make the decision to return to our departure airport. We were vectored for the ILS and intercepted the localizer at the proper altitude and were then cleared the visual approach. At that point we encountered significant wind shear and turbulence causing us to descend below the minimum altitude for an ILS approach. During the loss of altitude we had just switched to the Tower frequency and were cleared to land at which point Tower relayed a message from TRACON saying 'altitude alert' and that we were below the published altitude on the approach. I confirmed to Tower we had the field and terrain insight and that we were unable to maintain altitude. Although a significant crosswind had picked up since our departure; an uneventful landing followed.
PA-46 Flight Instructor and student reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC on approach to landing when they were having difficulty maintaining altitude in turbulence and wind shear conditions.