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Altitude deviation altitude overshot. Air carrier climbs above its assigned altitude, but the altitude alerter, the other pilot and the departure controller correct the situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 307540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14200 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 307540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 306959 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft 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:
First officer was PF on a tower-to-tower IFR flight from cos to den. Cleared to 14000 ft cruise, we were climbing around heavy buildups, experiencing moderate turbulence and deviating around the bigger buildups. Climbing through 13000 ft I said '1 to go,' heard the altitude alert and proceeded to enter some data on the ACARS. With my head down, I heard the altitude alert again, looked up and saw us climbing through 14300 ft. At the same time the first officer recognized the overshoot and arrested the climb by 14500 ft and began an immediate descent back to 14000 ft. ATC then told us to maintain 14000 ft and switch to den approach. Time of deviation was about 20 seconds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT. ACR CLBS ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED ALT, BUT THE ALT ALERTER, THE OTHER PLT AND THE DEP CTLR CORRECT THE SIT.
Narrative: FO WAS PF ON A TWR-TO-TWR IFR FLT FROM COS TO DEN. CLRED TO 14000 FT CRUISE, WE WERE CLBING AROUND HVY BUILDUPS, EXPERIENCING MODERATE TURB AND DEVIATING AROUND THE BIGGER BUILDUPS. CLBING THROUGH 13000 FT I SAID '1 TO GO,' HEARD THE ALT ALERT AND PROCEEDED TO ENTER SOME DATA ON THE ACARS. WITH MY HEAD DOWN, I HEARD THE ALT ALERT AGAIN, LOOKED UP AND SAW US CLBING THROUGH 14300 FT. AT THE SAME TIME THE FO RECOGNIZED THE OVERSHOOT AND ARRESTED THE CLB BY 14500 FT AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT BACK TO 14000 FT. ATC THEN TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 14000 FT AND SWITCH TO DEN APCH. TIME OF DEV WAS ABOUT 20 SECONDS.
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.