Military Trainer
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Air Traffic Control Military 10; Flight Crew Last 90 Days 313; Flight Crew Total 2278; Flight Crew Type 1841
Situational Awareness; Workload; Training / Qualification; Distraction; Confusion
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Procedure; Manuals; Chart Or Publication
Conducting a military training flight. Flew 2 ILS Approaches and executed published missed to hold at a fix at 10;300 feet and set up for a different approach. I initially requested a procedure turn; but then realized our position did not make sense and amended the request for a straight in approach. Aircraft was VMC. Once cleared for approach we left 10;300 feet for crossing altitude of 8;100 feet. Due to task saturation and change of request for approach clearance the pilots did not see the NoPT altitude of 8;700 feet until 16 DME and mistakenly descended to 8;100 feet 6 miles early. Upon notification by Approach of a low altitude alert; aircrew immediately waved off; re-established in holding and copied the phone number and coordinated clearance back to our point of origin. The aircrew verified our publications were up to date and re-established good CRM with the aircraft in a safe position.
A pilot practicing approaches reported executing a go-around after the flight crew descended below a crossing restriction and received a low altitude alert from ATC.