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Captain of an air carrier light transport turboprop overshot assigned altitude during departure due to mis-setting the altitude alert to the wrong altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : dfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 407660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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:
Cleared to 12000 ft by departure. The captain set altitude preselector while I was finishing the climb checklist and duties. As we passed 12000 ft the captain asked if we were cleared to 12000 ft or 13000 ft. He had inadvertently set 13000 ft in the altitude preselector. Neither of us caught it until passing 12000 ft. We immediately corrected. ATC never asked us about our altitude. No other aircraft were affected. To prevent: stricter adherence to company policy of pointing to and calling out altitude when set in preselector. I was distracted by checklist and didn't verify altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ACR LTT TURBOPROP OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING DEP DUE TO MIS-SETTING THE ALT ALERT TO THE WRONG ALT.
Narrative: CLRED TO 12000 FT BY DEP. THE CAPT SET ALT PRESELECTOR WHILE I WAS FINISHING THE CLB CHKLIST AND DUTIES. AS WE PASSED 12000 FT THE CAPT ASKED IF WE WERE CLRED TO 12000 FT OR 13000 FT. HE HAD INADVERTENTLY SET 13000 FT IN THE ALT PRESELECTOR. NEITHER OF US CAUGHT IT UNTIL PASSING 12000 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. ATC NEVER ASKED US ABOUT OUR ALT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE AFFECTED. TO PREVENT: STRICTER ADHERENCE TO COMPANY POLICY OF POINTING TO AND CALLING OUT ALT WHEN SET IN PRESELECTOR. I WAS DISTRACTED BY CHKLIST AND DIDN'T VERIFY ALT.
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.