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Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot descent altitude due to moderate turbulence and the flight crew accidentally tripping off the autoplt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 315770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5600 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : atl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 15800 |
| ASRS Report | 315770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While letting down from 8000 ft to 6000 ft on the awson 8 arrival at fty, GA, descent through cumulus (top 10000-12000 ft) moderate turbulence encountered and autoplt was accidentally tripped off and descent was made several hundred ft below assigned, but was immediately corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT DUE TO MODERATE TURB AND THE FLC ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPING OFF THE AUTOPLT.
Narrative: WHILE LETTING DOWN FROM 8000 FT TO 6000 FT ON THE AWSON 8 ARR AT FTY, GA, DSCNT THROUGH CUMULUS (TOP 10000-12000 FT) MODERATE TURB ENCOUNTERED AND AUTOPLT WAS ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED OFF AND DSCNT WAS MADE SEVERAL HUNDRED FT BELOW ASSIGNED, BUT WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED.
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.