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Pilot in cruise leaves assigned altitude of 5000 ft and inadvertently descends to 4700 ft before returning to his assigned altitude of 5000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4700 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Tampico TB-9 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 327500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While assigned altitude of 5000 ft by center, I descended to 4700 ft, then climbed back to 5000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT IN CRUISE LEAVES ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT AND INADVERTENTLY DSNDS TO 4700 FT BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT.
Narrative: WHILE ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT BY CTR, I DSNDED TO 4700 FT, THEN CLBED BACK TO 5000 FT.
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.