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An air carrier BE02 climbing off runway 36 at oma overshot his assigned altitude by 500 ft. Captain was adjusting power and completing his departure checklist. First officer was flying the aircraft and ATC did not comment on the altitude overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 367020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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:
On climb out from runway 36 (oma), we were assigned heading 020 degrees and 3000 ft. The first officer was flying. At 2500 ft I made the company required 500 ft call and was xferred to departure. Departure was talking to another aircraft as I was waiting to check on. Also at 2500 ft, we called for the climb checklist. I had started to adjust the power when we had climbed through 3000 ft. By the time I was able to make a correction we were at 3500 ft -- 500 ft over our assigned altitude. We descended back to 3000 ft, called departure, level at 3000 ft, and no comment was made by the controller. He immediately cleared us to 10000 ft and heading 150 degree. As for a remedy, I feel the 3000 ft initial altitude at oma is too low. This is their standard procedure. If the initial was 4000 ft or 5000 ft this would not have happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR BE02 CLBING OFF RWY 36 AT OMA OVERSHOT HIS ASSIGNED ALT BY 500 FT. CAPT WAS ADJUSTING PWR AND COMPLETING HIS DEP CHKLIST. FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND ATC DID NOT COMMENT ON THE ALT OVERSHOT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM RWY 36 (OMA), WE WERE ASSIGNED HDG 020 DEGS AND 3000 FT. THE FO WAS FLYING. AT 2500 FT I MADE THE COMPANY REQUIRED 500 FT CALL AND WAS XFERRED TO DEP. DEP WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER ACFT AS I WAS WAITING TO CHK ON. ALSO AT 2500 FT, WE CALLED FOR THE CLB CHKLIST. I HAD STARTED TO ADJUST THE PWR WHEN WE HAD CLBED THROUGH 3000 FT. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CORRECTION WE WERE AT 3500 FT -- 500 FT OVER OUR ASSIGNED ALT. WE DSNDED BACK TO 3000 FT, CALLED DEP, LEVEL AT 3000 FT, AND NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY THE CTLR. HE IMMEDIATELY CLRED US TO 10000 FT AND HDG 150 DEG. AS FOR A REMEDY, I FEEL THE 3000 FT INITIAL ALT AT OMA IS TOO LOW. THIS IS THEIR STANDARD PROC. IF THE INITIAL WAS 4000 FT OR 5000 FT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
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.