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Flight crew of large transport on descent overshot assigned altitude. Controller issued new clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : mht |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 188407 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 188201 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was being vectored for visual approach to runway 22L at ewr. Clearance was given by new york approach to descend to 5000 ft from 6000 ft. Aircraft was descended through 'cleared to' altitude of 5000 ft to 4500 ft. Approach then cleared aircraft to 4000 ft. This was the third leg of the duty period. The first leg was an 'all nighter' den to ewr. From ewr we flew to dca and were on our way back to ewr. We had been up all night and were on our third leg. I feel this was the primary factor involved. Crew fatigue often leads to errors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LGT ON DSCNT OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT. CTLR ISSUED NEW CLRNC.
Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22L AT EWR. CLRNC WAS GIVEN BY NEW YORK APCH TO DSND TO 5000 FT FROM 6000 FT. ACFT WAS DSNDED THROUGH 'CLRED TO' ALT OF 5000 FT TO 4500 FT. APCH THEN CLRED ACFT TO 4000 FT. THIS WAS THE THIRD LEG OF THE DUTY PERIOD. THE FIRST LEG WAS AN 'ALL NIGHTER' DEN TO EWR. FROM EWR WE FLEW TO DCA AND WERE ON OUR WAY BACK TO EWR. WE HAD BEEN UP ALL NIGHT AND WERE ON OUR THIRD LEG. I FEEL THIS WAS THE PRIMARY FACTOR INVOLVED. CREW FATIGUE OFTEN LEADS TO ERRORS.
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.