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Captain of a westwind IA24 cpr jet overshot descent altitude due to unfamiliarity with the autoplt altitude selector. He immediately caught his error and climbed back to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23600 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp tower : luk |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | IAI1124/1124A/Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 340740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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:
New in westwinds, altitude select is a new position for me. I forgot to arm altitude select and a distraction (not paying close enough attention) I descended through my 24000 ft clearance by 300 to 400 ft. No other incidents as I returned quickly to FL240.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A WESTWIND IA24 CPR JET OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AUTOPLT ALT SELECTOR. HE IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT HIS ERROR AND CLBED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: NEW IN WESTWINDS, ALT SELECT IS A NEW POS FOR ME. I FORGOT TO ARM ALT SELECT AND A DISTR (NOT PAYING CLOSE ENOUGH ATTN) I DSNDED THROUGH MY 24000 FT CLRNC BY 300 TO 400 FT. NO OTHER INCIDENTS AS I RETURNED QUICKLY TO FL240.
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.