Gulfstream V / G500 / G550
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors; Procedure
On a visual approach to runway 6; approach called to ask the tower to alert us to a low altitude alert. We were in visual conditions approaching the airport off runway centerline. Staying on an IFR approach path would prevent a low altitude condition when in visual conditions.
G-550 First Officer reported receiving a low altitude alert from the Tower while on visual approach.