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Altitude deviation on climb. Reporter captain inadvertently rolled altitude alert wheel up 1000 ft and neither pilot noticed the deviation until 1000 ft above assigned altitude. Controller reminded them of cleared altitude, but there was no conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 345590 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 345591 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
Ind departure control gave us 6000 ft. There were large thunderstorms off the departure end of runway 32 and I was occupied trying to get another heading other than runway heading and watching the radar. I inadvertently set in 7000 ft in the altitude warning window and didn't catch my mistake until the aircraft leveled off at 7000 ft. Ind departure control advised that she gave us 6000 ft but there was no conflict with other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ON CLB. RPTR CAPT INADVERTENTLY ROLLED ALT ALERT WHEEL UP 1000 FT AND NEITHER PLT NOTICED THE DEV UNTIL 1000 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT. CTLR REMINDED THEM OF CLRED ALT, BUT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: IND DEP CTL GAVE US 6000 FT. THERE WERE LARGE TSTMS OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 32 AND I WAS OCCUPIED TRYING TO GET ANOTHER HDG OTHER THAN RWY HDG AND WATCHING THE RADAR. I INADVERTENTLY SET IN 7000 FT IN THE ALT WARNING WINDOW AND DIDN'T CATCH MY MISTAKE UNTIL THE ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 7000 FT. IND DEP CTL ADVISED THAT SHE GAVE US 6000 FT BUT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.
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.