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Altitude deviation. Overshot descent altitude. Flight crew looking for airport and failed to level at assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sgf |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4200 msl bound upper : 4600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 340420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| 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:
Captain was flying and was cleared to 4600 ft. We were looking for the airport and missed the leveloff. Caught the altitude at 4200 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV. OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT. FLC LOOKING FOR ARPT AND FAILED TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING AND WAS CLRED TO 4600 FT. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE ARPT AND MISSED THE LEVELOFF. CAUGHT THE ALT AT 4200 FT MSL.
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.