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Altitude deviation altitude excursion. Air carrier hits severe turbulence and experiences an excursion from assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28200 msl bound upper : 29300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 302223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 302222 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Experienced severe turbulence over pxv at FL290. Altitude gain of 300 ft and then loss of 800 ft. Airspeed loss of 20 KTS. Reported to ATC and dispatch. No injuries. Wind shear illuminated on pfd with bat wings and did not leave until after touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION. ACR HITS SEVERE TURB AND EXPERIENCES AN EXCURSION FROM ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB OVER PXV AT FL290. ALT GAIN OF 300 FT AND THEN LOSS OF 800 FT. AIRSPD LOSS OF 20 KTS. RPTED TO ATC AND DISPATCH. NO INJURIES. WIND SHEAR ILLUMINATED ON PFD WITH BAT WINGS AND DID NOT LEAVE UNTIL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
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.