<< >> NASA ASRS Report 303930, May 1995

Commuter flight crew overshot crossing restr. Altitude alert was not set, and deviation was not discovered until below assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	303930
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cgt
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ord
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	303930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain didn't set altitude preselector to next lower altitude and due to a high rate of descent to make crossing restr, was unable to level descent without going 400 ft below assigned altitude. Captain's training and attitude is so poor that first officer is unable to catch all of his errors in enough time to correct. Solution: more training at part 121 commuter level or third crew member.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC OVERSHOT XING RESTR. ALT ALERT WAS NOT SET, AND DEV WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: CAPT DIDN'T SET ALT PRESELECTOR TO NEXT LOWER ALT AND DUE TO A HIGH RATE OF DSCNT TO MAKE XING RESTR, WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL DSCNT WITHOUT GOING 400 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT. CAPT'S TRAINING AND ATTITUDE IS SO POOR THAT FO IS UNABLE TO CATCH ALL OF HIS ERRORS IN ENOUGH TIME TO CORRECT. SOLUTION: MORE TRAINING AT PART 121 COMMUTER LEVEL OR THIRD CREW MEMBER.

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.