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ATR42 aircraft in climb overshot altitude by 260 ft. Flight crew immediately returned to assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5260 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : iah |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 372890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 372899 |
| 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:
During climb out, ATC cleared us to 5000 ft. We overshot the altitude by approximately 260 ft and immediately descended back to 5000 ft as the controller questioned our altitude. It was the last leg of a 7 leg day. Usually along this route we are cleared to a higher altitude by that time, and I was habitually anticipating the higher altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR42 ACFT IN CLB OVERSHOT ALT BY 260 FT. FLC IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO ASSIGNED.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, ATC CLRED US TO 5000 FT. WE OVERSHOT THE ALT BY APPROX 260 FT AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO 5000 FT AS THE CTLR QUESTIONED OUR ALT. IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 7 LEG DAY. USUALLY ALONG THIS RTE WE ARE CLRED TO A HIGHER ALT BY THAT TIME, AND I WAS HABITUALLY ANTICIPATING THE HIGHER 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.