Falcon 10 aircraft, reporter first officer, PF distracted looking for airport and descended 300 ft.

Attributes
ACN	368691
Time
Date	199705
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 10C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2629 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	368691
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	368470
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude 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:

I was flying. Assigned 3000 ft and told where I could see the detroit city airport. In the process of looking for the airport I lost 300 ft of altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALCON 10 ACFT, RPTR FO, PF DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR ARPT AND DSNDED 300 FT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING. ASSIGNED 3000 FT AND TOLD WHERE I COULD SEE THE DETROIT CITY ARPT. IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THE ARPT I LOST 300 FT OF ALT.

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.