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Widebody transport pilot hand flying failed to level off at assigned altitude while descending into jfk, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8650 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 423630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While hand flying a descent from 12000 ft to 9000 ft, I was distraction when the PNF lost his place in the before landing checklist and I failed to level off at 9000 ft. The altitude alert sounded at 8700 ft when I immediately started a recovery. Minimum altitude was 8650 ft. The controller did not mention anything about the deviation and there were no other aircraft within 5 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB PLT HAND FLYING FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALT WHILE DSNDING INTO JFK, NY.
Narrative: WHILE HAND FLYING A DSCNT FROM 12000 FT TO 9000 FT, I WAS DISTR WHEN THE PNF LOST HIS PLACE IN THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST AND I FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT 9000 FT. THE ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT 8700 FT WHEN I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A RECOVERY. MINIMUM ALT WAS 8650 FT. THE CTLR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEV AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT WITHIN 5 MI.
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.