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Single pilot IFR of a beech baron BE58 overshot climb altitude assignment due to distraction when approaching the altitude to which the autoplt altitude hold had been preselected to level off the aircraft and it did not.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gve |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ric |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 374200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:
Single pilot operation with autoplt engaged. Altitude select was in use and set at 10000 ft. Altitude hold did not engage at 10000 ft. I was busy with other cockpit duties and by the time I looked at the altitude, I was at 10350 ft. Immediately descended to the assigned altitude of 10000 ft. No communication was made by either myself or control regarding the altitude deviation. Same old story of single pilot operation, trust in an autoplt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SINGLE PLT IFR OF A BEECH BARON BE58 OVERSHOT CLB ALT ASSIGNMENT DUE TO DISTR WHEN APCHING THE ALT TO WHICH THE AUTOPLT ALT HOLD HAD BEEN PRESELECTED TO LEVEL OFF THE ACFT AND IT DID NOT.
Narrative: SINGLE PLT OP WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED. ALT SELECT WAS IN USE AND SET AT 10000 FT. ALT HOLD DID NOT ENGAGE AT 10000 FT. I WAS BUSY WITH OTHER COCKPIT DUTIES AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED AT THE ALT, I WAS AT 10350 FT. IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT. NO COM WAS MADE BY EITHER MYSELF OR CTL REGARDING THE ALTDEV. SAME OLD STORY OF SINGLE PLT OP, TRUST IN AN AUTOPLT.
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.