Cpr small transport track heading altitude deviation during climbout from M25.

Attributes
ACN	153511
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m25
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	153511
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned 3000' MSL. Flew up to 3400' before correcting. Also heading error. Possible loss of sep with other aircraft (type not remembered) assigned 4000' MSL. Cockpit problem with slaved compass system and HSI that initialized 180 degrees backwards. Preoccupation by fatigued pilot caused momentary altitude and heading errors. Corrected immediately. Compass was successfully reoriented--flight continued normally. HSI compass is now a checklist item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT TRACK HEADING ALT DEVIATION DURING CLIMBOUT FROM M25.

Narrative: ASSIGNED 3000' MSL. FLEW UP TO 3400' BEFORE CORRECTING. ALSO HDG ERROR. POSSIBLE LOSS OF SEP WITH OTHER ACFT (TYPE NOT REMEMBERED) ASSIGNED 4000' MSL. COCKPIT PROB WITH SLAVED COMPASS SYS AND HSI THAT INITIALIZED 180 DEGS BACKWARDS. PREOCCUPATION BY FATIGUED PLT CAUSED MOMENTARY ALT AND HDG ERRORS. CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. COMPASS WAS SUCCESSFULLY REORIENTED--FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY. HSI COMPASS IS NOW A CHECKLIST ITEM.

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.