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A BE1900 PIC overshot his altitude in climb when he was distraction by a master caution light that had flickered briefly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 398470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was the PF, departing bdr for bwi. We were initially cleared to 2000 ft with a turn to the east on departure. After checking on to new york departure, we were cleared to 3000 ft MSL. We made the standard '1000 ft to leveloff' calls leaving 2000 ft for 3000 ft, but in the meantime a mildly distracting event occurred (an unidented master caution annunciator flickered, but went out), as I was leveling at 3000 ft. I allowed the aircraft to inadvertently climb 200 ft above our 3000 ft altitude, and when I realized this I recovered the climb and returned to 3000 ft, but not before reaching 3300 ft MSL. It was a humbling lesson to realize that I could be distraction enough to allow this to happen. I have relearned a basic lesson in that one person must always be the PF at all times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 PIC OVERSHOT HIS ALT IN CLB WHEN HE WAS DISTR BY A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT THAT HAD FLICKERED BRIEFLY.
Narrative: I WAS THE PF, DEPARTING BDR FOR BWI. WE WERE INITIALLY CLRED TO 2000 FT WITH A TURN TO THE E ON DEP. AFTER CHKING ON TO NEW YORK DEP, WE WERE CLRED TO 3000 FT MSL. WE MADE THE STANDARD '1000 FT TO LEVELOFF' CALLS LEAVING 2000 FT FOR 3000 FT, BUT IN THE MEANTIME A MILDLY DISTRACTING EVENT OCCURRED (AN UNIDENTED MASTER CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR FLICKERED, BUT WENT OUT), AS I WAS LEVELING AT 3000 FT. I ALLOWED THE ACFT TO INADVERTENTLY CLB 200 FT ABOVE OUR 3000 FT ALT, AND WHEN I REALIZED THIS I RECOVERED THE CLB AND RETURNED TO 3000 FT, BUT NOT BEFORE REACHING 3300 FT MSL. IT WAS A HUMBLING LESSON TO REALIZE THAT I COULD BE DISTR ENOUGH TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RELEARNED A BASIC LESSON IN THAT ONE PERSON MUST ALWAYS BE THE PF AT ALL TIMES.
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.