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Flight crew of a commuter air carrier fail to make the altitude crossing restr given them prior to departure from flg, az. PIC was busy doing other tasks instead of monitoring the first officer, PF.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : flg |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11700 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| 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 : 300 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 370770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given our IFR clearance by flagstaff tower. It gave us a restr of crossing 7 mi south of the airport at or above 12000 ft. Passing 10000 ft I, as the PNF, continued our climb checklist. We were about 3 DME from the field. My first officer still had a good climb rate and we looked like we would have no problem meeting the restr. I took my attention away to continue the climb check. I had just returned from calling our company frequency and I got a radar contact from center. They reported us at 11700 ft at 8.5 mi south of the field. I confirmed that was our position. And then he asked me if we were given the restr. I said yes. My first officer had thought the restr was 11000 ft so once he reached 11000 ft he reduced the rate of climb to increase our airspeed. I feel I could have prevented the situation if I had waited until we had gotten past 12000 ft to finish the checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A COMMUTER ACR FAIL TO MAKE THE ALT XING RESTR GIVEN THEM PRIOR TO DEP FROM FLG, AZ. PIC WAS BUSY DOING OTHER TASKS INSTEAD OF MONITORING THE FO, PF.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN OUR IFR CLRNC BY FLAGSTAFF TWR. IT GAVE US A RESTR OF XING 7 MI S OF THE ARPT AT OR ABOVE 12000 FT. PASSING 10000 FT I, AS THE PNF, CONTINUED OUR CLB CHKLIST. WE WERE ABOUT 3 DME FROM THE FIELD. MY FO STILL HAD A GOOD CLB RATE AND WE LOOKED LIKE WE WOULD HAVE NO PROB MEETING THE RESTR. I TOOK MY ATTN AWAY TO CONTINUE THE CLB CHK. I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM CALLING OUR COMPANY FREQ AND I GOT A RADAR CONTACT FROM CTR. THEY RPTED US AT 11700 FT AT 8.5 MI S OF THE FIELD. I CONFIRMED THAT WAS OUR POS. AND THEN HE ASKED ME IF WE WERE GIVEN THE RESTR. I SAID YES. MY FO HAD THOUGHT THE RESTR WAS 11000 FT SO ONCE HE REACHED 11000 FT HE REDUCED THE RATE OF CLB TO INCREASE OUR AIRSPD. I FEEL I COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE SIT IF I HAD WAITED UNTIL WE HAD GOTTEN PAST 12000 FT TO FINISH THE CHKLIST.
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.