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Reporter complaint of lack of rest and early check in requirement reducing concentration and flying skills.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6600 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 143449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
During descent into clt I was assigned to descend and maintain 7000'. We went down to 6600'. The controllers and our altitude alert went off at the same time--the controllers asked our altitude. We told them 6600' and we were correcting. The layover the night before was 9 hours. I wasn't able to get to sleep because of a loud tv in the next room and general/normal worry about being late for the early check-in. I can't sleep well knowing I'm so beat I might not make it up the next morning. Flying when you're so tired you can't think well is what caused this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER COMPLAINT OF LACK OF REST AND EARLY CHECK IN REQUIREMENT REDUCING CONCENTRATION AND FLYING SKILLS.
Narrative: DURING DSNT INTO CLT I WAS ASSIGNED TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 7000'. WE WENT DOWN TO 6600'. THE CTLRS AND OUR ALT ALERT WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME--THE CTLRS ASKED OUR ALT. WE TOLD THEM 6600' AND WE WERE CORRECTING. THE LAYOVER THE NIGHT BEFORE WAS 9 HRS. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF A LOUD TV IN THE NEXT ROOM AND GENERAL/NORMAL WORRY ABOUT BEING LATE FOR THE EARLY CHK-IN. I CAN'T SLEEP WELL KNOWING I'M SO BEAT I MIGHT NOT MAKE IT UP THE NEXT MORNING. FLYING WHEN YOU'RE SO TIRED YOU CAN'T THINK WELL IS WHAT CAUSED THIS.
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.