An small transport freighter pilot fell asleep and overflew his destination.

Attributes
ACN	246250
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2425 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	246250
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	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:

Incident occurred on the 3RD leg of 6 scheduled legs flying single pilot scheduled night freight operations. I felt I was alert enough and was cleared direct to dfw at 10000 ft. At last recollection, I was 85 NM north of dfw at 10000 ft flying with the autoplt engaged in an small transport. Apparently, I fell asleep and awoke approximately 15 NM south of dfw at 10000 ft. I had overflown the TCA at 10000 ft and missed radio calls from ZFW for descent/approach handoff. I turned north and contacted ZFW at 10000 ft, requesting descent for dfw. ZFW handed me off to regional approach where I was given a descent and cleared for a visual approach at dfw. No mention was made of missed radio calls or overflt of the TCA. Landing was uneventful. Scheduled operations from dfw back to tulsa international continued without incident. I felt I was doing fine prior to the incident, but did not get any sleep during that afternoon prior to the flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT FREIGHTER PLT FELL ASLEEP AND OVERFLEW HIS DEST.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 3RD LEG OF 6 SCHEDULED LEGS FLYING SINGLE PLT SCHEDULED NIGHT FREIGHT OPS. I FELT I WAS ALERT ENOUGH AND WAS CLRED DIRECT TO DFW AT 10000 FT. AT LAST RECOLLECTION, I WAS 85 NM N OF DFW AT 10000 FT FLYING WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED IN AN SMT. APPARENTLY, I FELL ASLEEP AND AWOKE APPROX 15 NM S OF DFW AT 10000 FT. I HAD OVERFLOWN THE TCA AT 10000 FT AND MISSED RADIO CALLS FROM ZFW FOR DSCNT/APCH HDOF. I TURNED N AND CONTACTED ZFW AT 10000 FT, REQUESTING DSCNT FOR DFW. ZFW HANDED ME OFF TO REGIONAL APCH WHERE I WAS GIVEN A DSCNT AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AT DFW. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF MISSED RADIO CALLS OR OVERFLT OF THE TCA. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. SCHEDULED OPS FROM DFW BACK TO TULSA INTL CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I FELT I WAS DOING FINE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT GET ANY SLEEP DURING THAT AFTERNOON PRIOR TO THE FLTS.

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.