British Aerospace Undifferentiated or Other Model
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Weather
Filed VFR plan airport weather went down temporarily to 900 feet and 1;200 I asked for IFR and ILS. This is an old jet and the needles went intermediately after approach was started. ATC called low altitude but then I saw the ground estimate at about 2;000 feet on the altimeter. Called my mechanic to immediately fix.
A Jet Provost departed on a VFR flight plan but filed IFR in flight when the destination weather went down. On approach; ATC issued a low altitude alert and when the aircraft reached VMC it was at 200 feet. Maintenance was called.