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Captain of a dassault-breguet falcon 20 (DA20), overshot assigned altitude and returned at once after catching his mistake caused by being distracted in a discussion on fuel imbalance with the first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 384430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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:
On climb out from sus cleared to 15000 ft -- distracted by a fuel imbalance during refueling and discussion with first officer on proper procedure for balancing, I flew through the assigned altitude. Upon recognizing the excursion, I returned to the assigned altitude. No conflict resulted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A DASSAULT-BREGUET FALCON 20 (DA20), OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT AND RETURNED AT ONCE AFTER CATCHING HIS MISTAKE CAUSED BY BEING DISTRACTED IN A DISCUSSION ON FUEL IMBALANCE WITH THE FO.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM SUS CLRED TO 15000 FT -- DISTRACTED BY A FUEL IMBALANCE DURING REFUELING AND DISCUSSION WITH FO ON PROPER PROC FOR BALANCING, I FLEW THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT. UPON RECOGNIZING THE EXCURSION, I RETURNED TO THE ASSIGNED ALT. NO CONFLICT RESULTED.
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.