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Flight crew of commuter air carrier light transport climbs through assigned altitude of 3000' during departure from fat due to flight crew distraction personal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czq airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fat |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 140342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed fat, departure gave a new altitude of 3000' and the first officer acknowledged on the radio. I was flying and blew right through the altitude as the first officer was running the climb checklist. Departure reminded us of the assigned altitude 3000' and reported traffic. We were going through 3500' and promptly corrected. Factors: WX clear and 20+ mi, smooth. Had 5 duty days in a row, a 1 day trip and a 3 day trip. The 2 day trip was a reduced rest ron. The 3 day trip was 7 legs on day #1, reduced rest ron, 8 legs on day 2 with 11 hours rest and this trip was the first leg of day #3. My physiological plugs were fouled from the preceding 4 days. Approximately 2 hours before the flight my wife informed me that our CAT (who was effectively our 'only child' and my 'good friend' was killed in action that morning--hit by a car. I was grieving over that at the time of occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF COMMUTER ACR LTT CLIMBS THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000' DURING DEP FROM FAT DUE TO FLT CREW DISTR PERSONAL.
Narrative: DEPARTED FAT, DEP GAVE A NEW ALT OF 3000' AND THE F/O ACKNOWLEDGED ON THE RADIO. I WAS FLYING AND BLEW RIGHT THROUGH THE ALT AS THE F/O WAS RUNNING THE CLB CHKLIST. DEP REMINDED US OF THE ASSIGNED ALT 3000' AND RPTED TFC. WE WERE GOING THROUGH 3500' AND PROMPTLY CORRECTED. FACTORS: WX CLR AND 20+ MI, SMOOTH. HAD 5 DUTY DAYS IN A ROW, A 1 DAY TRIP AND A 3 DAY TRIP. THE 2 DAY TRIP WAS A REDUCED REST RON. THE 3 DAY TRIP WAS 7 LEGS ON DAY #1, REDUCED REST RON, 8 LEGS ON DAY 2 WITH 11 HRS REST AND THIS TRIP WAS THE FIRST LEG OF DAY #3. MY PHYSIOLOGICAL PLUGS WERE FOULED FROM THE PRECEDING 4 DAYS. APPROX 2 HRS BEFORE THE FLT MY WIFE INFORMED ME THAT OUR CAT (WHO WAS EFFECTIVELY OUR 'ONLY CHILD' AND MY 'GOOD FRIEND' WAS KILLED IN ACTION THAT MORNING--HIT BY A CAR. I WAS GRIEVING OVER THAT AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.