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Captain of an embraer E120 misset the altitude alerter to the wrong altitude causing the first officer flying to overshoot assigned altitude. ATC caught the mistake and intervened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gth |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 386890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were filed for FL210 and we had been cleared to FL190. I was the PNF and I was supposed to set FL190 in the altitude alerter. Instead of FL190, I set FL200 and we were caught by ATC at FL195. I don't know why I set FL200 instead of FL190. There was no conflict since our traffic was still over 5 mi in front of us and 3000 ft above us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN EMBRAER E120 MISSET THE ALT ALERTER TO THE WRONG ALT CAUSING THE FO FLYING TO OVERSHOOT ASSIGNED ALT. ATC CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND INTERVENED.
Narrative: WE WERE FILED FOR FL210 AND WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO FL190. I WAS THE PNF AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO SET FL190 IN THE ALT ALERTER. INSTEAD OF FL190, I SET FL200 AND WE WERE CAUGHT BY ATC AT FL195. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SET FL200 INSTEAD OF FL190. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT SINCE OUR TFC WAS STILL OVER 5 MI IN FRONT OF US AND 3000 FT ABOVE US.
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.