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PA31 pilot overshoots his altitude during a departure climb to 7000 ft. Cites pilot distraction with cockpit duties as cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp tower : cak |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 384300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented 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 let other cockpit duties distract me and I climbed through my assigned altitude by about 400 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 PLT OVERSHOOTS HIS ALT DURING A DEP CLB TO 7000 FT. CITES PLT DISTR WITH COCKPIT DUTIES AS CAUSE.
Narrative: I LET OTHER COCKPIT DUTIES DISTRACT ME AND I CLBED THROUGH MY ASSIGNED ALT BY ABOUT 400 FT.
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.