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Light transport aircraft departing airport was given traffic alert from tower and, in the process of searching for the traffic, flight crew overflew the assigned altitude by 400 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : spi |
| 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 : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 348920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 348830 |
| 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:
During climb to 3000 ft for a right downwind departure from runway 31, passing through 2500 ft, we were given TA. Traffic 10 O'clock 3 mi 5000 ft descending to 4000 ft. While hand-flying the aircraft and at the same time searching for traffic, I accidentally passed through my assigned altitude of 3000 ft. I was able to stop my climb at approximately 3400-3500 ft and reached my altitude of 3000 ft within 15-20 seconds. Traffic was at this point no factor. PNF forgot to callout 100 ft to assigned altitude, because he was also looking for traffic. During post-flight we discussed what happened, and came to the conclusion that although there were no conflict at anytime, we blame it on being early in the morning and having the sun in our eyes. We spend too much time looking for traffic and too little time inside the cockpit scanning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ACFT DEPARTING ARPT WAS GIVEN TFC ALERT FROM TWR AND, IN THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR THE TFC, FLC OVERFLEW THE ASSIGNED ALT BY 400 FT.
Narrative: DURING CLB TO 3000 FT FOR A R DOWNWIND DEP FROM RWY 31, PASSING THROUGH 2500 FT, WE WERE GIVEN TA. TFC 10 O'CLOCK 3 MI 5000 FT DSNDING TO 4000 FT. WHILE HAND-FLYING THE ACFT AND AT THE SAME TIME SEARCHING FOR TFC, I ACCIDENTALLY PASSED THROUGH MY ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CLB AT APPROX 3400-3500 FT AND REACHED MY ALT OF 3000 FT WITHIN 15-20 SECONDS. TFC WAS AT THIS POINT NO FACTOR. PNF FORGOT TO CALLOUT 100 FT TO ASSIGNED ALT, BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO LOOKING FOR TFC. DURING POST-FLT WE DISCUSSED WHAT HAPPENED, AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO CONFLICT AT ANYTIME, WE BLAME IT ON BEING EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HAVING THE SUN IN OUR EYES. WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME LOOKING FOR TFC AND TOO LITTLE TIME INSIDE THE COCKPIT SCANNING.
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.