Flight crew of a cpr jet overshot assigned altitude on descent.

Attributes
ACN	307860
Time
Date	199506
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	307860
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

The problem was a missed altitude. The bradley approach controller issued a descent from 11000 ft to 10000 ft and we descended below 10000 ft to 9500 ft before we caught the error. The problem came about because 1 pilot was preoccupied with the passenger when he should have been helping the other pilot. The PF corrected the error, by climbing to the proper altitude. It was a case of poor judgement on the PF part because he wanted the PNF to address a non-flight related issue at an improper time. The PNF should not have tried to solve the passenger ground transportation issue during a busy time of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A CPR JET OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT ON DSCNT.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS A MISSED ALT. THE BRADLEY APCH CTLR ISSUED A DSCNT FROM 11000 FT TO 10000 FT AND WE DSNDED BELOW 10000 FT TO 9500 FT BEFORE WE CAUGHT THE ERROR. THE PROB CAME ABOUT BECAUSE 1 PLT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE PAX WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELPING THE OTHER PLT. THE PF CORRECTED THE ERROR, BY CLBING TO THE PROPER ALT. IT WAS A CASE OF POOR JUDGEMENT ON THE PF PART BECAUSE HE WANTED THE PNF TO ADDRESS A NON-FLT RELATED ISSUE AT AN IMPROPER TIME. THE PNF SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIED TO SOLVE THE PAX GND TRANSPORTATION ISSUE DURING A BUSY TIME OF FLT.

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.