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A commuter airline flight crew became distracted by traffic watch and overshot clearance altitude during departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 304137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Assigned to climb to 6000 ft while looking for VFR traffic at 6500 ft. Captain (PNF) made '1000 ft to go' callout at 5000 ft. I acknowledged, but both pilots were distracted looking outside for traffic. Altitude alerter chimed at 6300 ft and an immediate leveloff and descent to 6000 ft. Maximum altitude reached was just under 6500 ft. Inattn and distraction of looking for traffic may have resulted in a conflict, although nothing was said by ATC. In future, I will complete the task at hand, leveling off in this case, and then assist in traffic search.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMUTER AIRLINE FLC BECAME DISTRACTED BY TFC WATCH AND OVERSHOT CLRNC ALT DURING DEP.
Narrative: ASSIGNED TO CLB TO 6000 FT WHILE LOOKING FOR VFR TFC AT 6500 FT. CAPT (PNF) MADE '1000 FT TO GO' CALLOUT AT 5000 FT. I ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT BOTH PLTS WERE DISTRACTED LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR TFC. ALT ALERTER CHIMED AT 6300 FT AND AN IMMEDIATE LEVELOFF AND DSCNT TO 6000 FT. MAX ALT REACHED WAS JUST UNDER 6500 FT. INATTN AND DISTR OF LOOKING FOR TFC MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CONFLICT, ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS SAID BY ATC. IN FUTURE, I WILL COMPLETE THE TASK AT HAND, LEVELING OFF IN THIS CASE, AND THEN ASSIST IN TFC SEARCH.
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.