<< >> NASA ASRS Report 365160, April 1997

Flight crew of a lear 35 overshot the initial departure altitude due to recording the wrong altitude in the altitude alerter.

Attributes
ACN	365160
Time
Date	199704
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxc
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdr
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	365160
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
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:

I was climbing off oxc and first officer had put 4000 ft in the alerter but we were only cleared to 3000 ft. At 3200 ft we were told to maintain 3000 ft and did a quick leveloff at 3300 ft and then back down to 3000 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A LEAR 35 OVERSHOT THE INITIAL DEP ALT DUE TO RECORDING THE WRONG ALT IN THE ALT ALERTER.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING OFF OXC AND FO HAD PUT 4000 FT IN THE ALERTER BUT WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO 3000 FT. AT 3200 FT WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT AND DID A QUICK LEVELOFF AT 3300 FT AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT.

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.