Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 106; Flight Crew Total 7093.77; Flight Crew Type 1889.37
Time Pressure; Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Human Factors; Procedure; Weather
ILS XXR with circling to Runway XY with tailwind of 10 knots. Briefed the approach for the ILS with the special ops note for the circling approach to Runway XY. Fly the ILS and turn left at 2 miles from Runway XXR threshold to parallel Rwy XY with flap 3 and initially 160 knots till we have the threshold XY at about 45 degrees of shoulder before turning in and going flaps full when somewhat aligned with the landing Runway. We discussed the wind issue. It didn't work out as planned. ATC late speed reduction and clearance; Captain's confusion of 'cleared for the approach' with the 2;500 foot altitude constraints and the resulting delay in descending and speed reduction despite gear down before the FAF kept us higher and faster then ideal. Autopilot was deselected once below the cloud layer while descending to 1;000 feet MSL. I did hand fly the turn to 110 degree before reversing to align myself with the landing Runway. Just before turning in we got the altitude alert. Crew communications could have been better while the Captain wanted full flaps before the turn to align myself with Runway XY. This could have been avoided by a more thorough briefing to the to refresh the procedure. Final Approach to XY was continued safely to an uneventful landing.ATC Issued Low Altitude Warning
Air Carrier First Officer reported the pilot crew did not accomplish a complete approach briefing.  ATC approach clearance and speed reduction were late and the Captain was confused regarding the 'cleared for the approach' from ATC. All these contributed to the Low Altitude Warning.