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Captain of an light transport inadvertently climbed above cruise altitude after correcting his actual altitude after resetting the altimeter for the destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ste |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zmp |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 294131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 294300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Center assigned pilot discretion to 5000 ft. We selected 5000 ft in altitude preselect. Aircraft was on autoplt level 15000 ft altimeter setting 30.07. After getting destination altimeter from ATIS of 29.80. PF started a couple of hundred FPM climb back to 15000 ft. At 15200 ft PF noticed overshot altitude by 200 ft and initiated descent as center advised he showed 15300 ft and traffic at 16000 ft. With an altimeter setting of 29.87. We started our descent to 5000 ft at this point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LTT INADVERTENTLY CLBED ABOVE CRUISE ALT AFTER CORRECTING HIS ACTUAL ALT AFTER RESETTING THE ALTIMETER FOR THE DEST ARPT.
Narrative: CTR ASSIGNED PLT DISCRETION TO 5000 FT. WE SELECTED 5000 FT IN ALT PRESELECT. ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT LEVEL 15000 FT ALTIMETER SETTING 30.07. AFTER GETTING DEST ALTIMETER FROM ATIS OF 29.80. PF STARTED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FPM CLB BACK TO 15000 FT. AT 15200 FT PF NOTICED OVERSHOT ALT BY 200 FT AND INITIATED DSCNT AS CTR ADVISED HE SHOWED 15300 FT AND TFC AT 16000 FT. WITH AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.87. WE STARTED OUR DSCNT TO 5000 FT AT THIS POINT.
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.