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An air carrier EMB120 climbed through its assigned altitude. Error admitted. Altitude deviation. Non adherence to ARTCC amended clearance altitude change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 346160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing to FL190, we called miami to request 17000 ft. Frequency was busy and first officer finally requested and received a new clearance to maintain 17000 ft. I was looking up the goofy arrival to mco and did not get the altitude pre-select set (reset) to 17000 ft from 19000 ft. First officer did not verify altitude and, at 17500 ft, I started to level off to return to 17000 ft. Mia ATC inquired about our altitude and we returned to 17000 ft. What caused the problem was a lack of backing each other up on altitude calls. CRM was lacking at the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR EMB120 CLBED THROUGH ITS ASSIGNED ALT. ERROR ADMITTED. ALTDEV. NON ADHERENCE TO ARTCC AMENDED CLRNC ALT CHANGE.
Narrative: CLBING TO FL190, WE CALLED MIAMI TO REQUEST 17000 FT. FREQ WAS BUSY AND FO FINALLY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A NEW CLRNC TO MAINTAIN 17000 FT. I WAS LOOKING UP THE GOOFY ARR TO MCO AND DID NOT GET THE ALT PRE-SELECT SET (RESET) TO 17000 FT FROM 19000 FT. FO DID NOT VERIFY ALT AND, AT 17500 FT, I STARTED TO LEVEL OFF TO RETURN TO 17000 FT. MIA ATC INQUIRED ABOUT OUR ALT AND WE RETURNED TO 17000 FT. WHAT CAUSED THE PROB WAS A LACK OF BACKING EACH OTHER UP ON ALT CALLS. CRM WAS LACKING AT THE TIME.
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.