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Instructor with student pilot climbs above assigned altitude when looking for traffic idented by tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 400080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| 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:
I was introducing a student pilot to VFR xcountries. We did a touch and go on runway 5 at fwa. After takeoff we were told to maintain runway heading and VFR at or below 3000 ft. We were then assigned heading 140 degrees. As we were climbing through 2800 ft MSL, tower advised us of regional jet traffic departing runway 14. We were both looking outside for the traffic, and I didn't notice we had climbed through our assigned altitude of 3000 ft. When I looked inside again at the altimeter we were at 3400 ft MSL. I realize this altitude violation was my fault, and I should have been paying more attention to our altitude. We were in VMC conditions, however, and we did not put any other aircraft in danger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT PLT CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT WHEN LOOKING FOR TFC IDENTED BY TWR.
Narrative: I WAS INTRODUCING A STUDENT PLT TO VFR XCOUNTRIES. WE DID A TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 5 AT FWA. AFTER TKOF WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN RWY HEADING AND VFR AT OR BELOW 3000 FT. WE WERE THEN ASSIGNED HDG 140 DEGS. AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 2800 FT MSL, TWR ADVISED US OF REGIONAL JET TFC DEPARTING RWY 14. WE WERE BOTH LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR THE TFC, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE WE HAD CLBED THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT. WHEN I LOOKED INSIDE AGAIN AT THE ALTIMETER WE WERE AT 3400 FT MSL. I REALIZE THIS ALT VIOLATION WAS MY FAULT, AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO OUR ALT. WE WERE IN VMC CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, AND WE DID NOT PUT ANY OTHER ACFT IN DANGER.
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.