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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft overshot altitude assignment during climb after takeoff because of distraction of potential traffic conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 219625 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 219625 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 219746 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our first flight of the day was cancelled so we had sat for 5 hours before taking this delayed flight. On takeoff, autothrottles became inoperative and we set power manually climbing to 2000 ft assigned. At about 1500 ft, first officer called traffic to right. TCASII called traffic and I looked right and when I looked back at instruments, I was passing 2000 ft -- immediately nosed-over but hit 2200 ft before descending to 2000. A response from controller except to ask our altitude assigned and then our altitude. Traffic passed behind us. I never saw it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT OVERSHOT ALT ASSIGNMENT DURING CLB AFTER TKOF BECAUSE OF DISTR OF POTENTIAL TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative: OUR FIRST FLT OF THE DAY WAS CANCELLED SO WE HAD SAT FOR 5 HRS BEFORE TAKING THIS DELAYED FLT. ON TKOF, AUTOTHROTTLES BECAME INOP AND WE SET PWR MANUALLY CLBING TO 2000 FT ASSIGNED. AT ABOUT 1500 FT, FO CALLED TFC TO R. TCASII CALLED TFC AND I LOOKED R AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT INSTS, I WAS PASSING 2000 FT -- IMMEDIATELY NOSED-OVER BUT HIT 2200 FT BEFORE DSNDING TO 2000. A RESPONSE FROM CTLR EXCEPT TO ASK OUR ALT ASSIGNED AND THEN OUR ALT. TFC PASSED BEHIND US. I NEVER SAW IT.
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.