Altitude deviation altitude excursion altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	303090
Time
Date	199504
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lib
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8600 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : gso
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	303090
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

9000 ft assigned by gso approach. Advised approximately 400 ft low after descent. Notified of traffic at 8000 ft less than a mi. Altitude corrected by adjusting autoplt settings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: 9000 FT ASSIGNED BY GSO APCH. ADVISED APPROX 400 FT LOW AFTER DSCNT. NOTIFIED OF TFC AT 8000 FT LESS THAN A MI. ALT CORRECTED BY ADJUSTING AUTOPLT SETTINGS.

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.