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A potential conflict develops as a result of an air carrier B727 cargo aircraft overshooting its altitude during descent near geg, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : geg airport : geg |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : geg tracon : msn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 419120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 419555 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had been cleared to descend to 6000 ft. Traffic had been called at 1 O'clock position at 5000 ft. We missed our leveloff altitude. Supplemental information from acn 419555: inadvertently passed through leveloff altitude of 6000 ft by 400 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A POTENTIAL CONFLICT DEVELOPS AS A RESULT OF AN ACR B727 CARGO ACFT OVERSHOOTING ITS ALT DURING DSCNT NEAR GEG, WA.
Narrative: WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO DSND TO 6000 FT. TFC HAD BEEN CALLED AT 1 O'CLOCK POS AT 5000 FT. WE MISSED OUR LEVELOFF ALT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 419555: INADVERTENTLY PASSED THROUGH LEVELOFF ALT OF 6000 FT BY 400 FT.
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.