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Atx pilot of a beechcraft baron-B358 overshot climb altitude due to 'day dreaming' and then corrected back after catching his error. There was no comment from ATC!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 344330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cleared to climb to 4000 ft. While I climbed I was thinking about something that had happened earlier that day. I failed to level off at 4000 ft and finally caught my mistake at 4700 ft. I immediately descended back to 4000 ft. Departure control never said anything and I didn't hear anybody else talking in my vicinity. I guess I was lucky this time. But this shows, if there is, or was a problem on the job, or privately, you can't take it with you in the airplane. It can impair a person's alertness and cause problems in flying. Leave everything on the ground and keep your mind free and alert for the present task!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT OF A BEECHCRAFT BARON-B358 OVERSHOT CLB ALT DUE TO 'DAY DREAMING' AND THEN CORRECTED BACK AFTER CATCHING HIS ERROR. THERE WAS NO COMMENT FROM ATC!
Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO CLB TO 4000 FT. WHILE I CLBED I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED EARLIER THAT DAY. I FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT 4000 FT AND FINALLY CAUGHT MY MISTAKE AT 4700 FT. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO 4000 FT. DEP CTL NEVER SAID ANYTHING AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY ELSE TALKING IN MY VICINITY. I GUESS I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME. BUT THIS SHOWS, IF THERE IS, OR WAS A PROB ON THE JOB, OR PRIVATELY, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU IN THE AIRPLANE. IT CAN IMPAIR A PERSON'S ALERTNESS AND CAUSE PROBS IN FLYING. LEAVE EVERYTHING ON THE GND AND KEEP YOUR MIND FREE AND ALERT FOR THE PRESENT TASK!
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.