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Altitude deviation altitude overshot -- air carrier climbs above its assigned altitude when captain is distraction by paperwork.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 310374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 310374 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While climbing to an assigned altitude of 12000 ft, I, the captain, was completing company paper work and did not notice the altitude capture of the autoplt was inadvertently disengaged. We were climbing at a rate of 2000 FPM. By the time the altitude alerter sounded at 12400 ft we had exceeded the assigned altitude by 1000 ft. ATC responded by allowing a continued climb to 15000 ft. There was no conflicting traffic in the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT -- ACR CLBS ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN CAPT IS DISTR BY PAPERWORK.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 12000 FT, I, THE CAPT, WAS COMPLETING COMPANY PAPER WORK AND DID NOT NOTICE THE ALT CAPTURE OF THE AUTOPLT WAS INADVERTENTLY DISENGAGED. WE WERE CLBING AT A RATE OF 2000 FPM. BY THE TIME THE ALT ALERTER SOUNDED AT 12400 FT WE HAD EXCEEDED THE ASSIGNED ALT BY 1000 FT. ATC RESPONDED BY ALLOWING A CONTINUED CLB TO 15000 FT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC IN THE AREA.
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.