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Altitude deviation altitude overshot in descent. Altitude crossing restr not met in a night operation. Possible unauthorized penetration of class D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355431 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1750 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 355431 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
'Cleared visual approach to runway 29, do not descend below 2000 ft until 6 mi.' I inadvertently settled down to 1750 ft and then climbed back up to 1900 ft. A moment later we were at 6 mi, and we continued our descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN DSCNT. ALT XING RESTR NOT MET IN A NIGHT OP. POSSIBLE UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: 'CLRED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29, DO NOT DSND BELOW 2000 FT UNTIL 6 MI.' I INADVERTENTLY SETTLED DOWN TO 1750 FT AND THEN CLBED BACK UP TO 1900 FT. A MOMENT LATER WE WERE AT 6 MI, AND WE CONTINUED OUR DSCNT.
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.