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After leveling at the assigned altitude of 4000 ft, PF (first officer) let the aircraft continue to climb until questioned by ATC. Captain says he should have said something before the large altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 321870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit tower : abq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 720 |
| ASRS Report | 321870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
Copilot was flying beechcraft 'D' 1900, was supposed to level at 4000 ft MSL. He leveled off but let aircraft get to 4200 ft. Controller said to check altitude, he had us at 4300 ft. No conflict occurred. I should have not let copilot get past 4100 ft before saying something.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LEVELING AT THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 4000 FT, PF (FO) LET THE ACFT CONTINUE TO CLB UNTIL QUESTIONED BY ATC. CAPT SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING BEFORE THE LARGE ALTDEV.
Narrative: COPLT WAS FLYING BEECHCRAFT 'D' 1900, WAS SUPPOSED TO LEVEL AT 4000 FT MSL. HE LEVELED OFF BUT LET ACFT GET TO 4200 FT. CTLR SAID TO CHK ALT, HE HAD US AT 4300 FT. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. I SHOULD HAVE NOT LET COPLT GET PAST 4100 FT BEFORE SAYING SOMETHING.
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.