<< >> NASA ASRS Report 346560, September 1996

Beech BE20 super king air. Altitude deviation. Crossing restr not met. Controller questioned flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	346560
Time
Date	199609
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buj airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200/Huron
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	346560
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft, BE20. We were asked to cross 10 mi north of buj at 5000 ft. We got busy avoiding a cell and noticed we were at 6000 ft, 12.5 NM north. I then increased my rate of descent from 1000 FPM to 2000 FPM. I was within 300 ft of my 5000 ft crossing restr at 10 NM. The controller seemed like he was in a bad mood. He questioned if we would make it down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH BE20 SUPER KING AIR. ALTDEV. XING RESTR NOT MET. CTLR QUESTIONED FLC.

Narrative: ACFT, BE20. WE WERE ASKED TO CROSS 10 MI N OF BUJ AT 5000 FT. WE GOT BUSY AVOIDING A CELL AND NOTICED WE WERE AT 6000 FT, 12.5 NM N. I THEN INCREASED MY RATE OF DSCNT FROM 1000 FPM TO 2000 FPM. I WAS WITHIN 300 FT OF MY 5000 FT XING RESTR AT 10 NM. THE CTLR SEEMED LIKE HE WAS IN A BAD MOOD. HE QUESTIONED IF WE WOULD MAKE IT DOWN.

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.