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An air carrier flight crew descends below their assigned altitude while attempting to locate the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| 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 : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 330800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 330801 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Overshot altitude on descent by 400 ft while descending to 8000 ft. Stopped descent at 7600 ft and immediately recovered to 8000 ft. Distracted while looking for msp airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC DSNDS BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE ARPT.
Narrative: OVERSHOT ALT ON DSCNT BY 400 FT WHILE DSNDING TO 8000 FT. STOPPED DSCNT AT 7600 FT AND IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED TO 8000 FT. DISTRACTED WHILE LOOKING FOR MSP ARPT.
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.