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Pilot of a beech BE90 overshot assigned altitude during climb out due distraction of audio headset. He noticed his overshoot and corrected back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sns.vortac |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2000 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 431240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During climb to an assigned altitude of 15000 ft, I became distraction by my earplugs and headset. When I noticed the altitude it was about 250 ft above assigned, so I started a descent but was then cleared to a higher altitude. This event obviously happened because of my inattn. I think that this could have been prevented by an altitude alerting device with audio and visual alerts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BEECH BE90 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLBOUT DUE DISTR OF AUDIO HEADSET. HE NOTICED HIS OVERSHOOT AND CORRECTED BACK.
Narrative: DURING CLB TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 15000 FT, I BECAME DISTR BY MY EARPLUGS AND HEADSET. WHEN I NOTICED THE ALT IT WAS ABOUT 250 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED, SO I STARTED A DSCNT BUT WAS THEN CLRED TO A HIGHER ALT. THIS EVENT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED BECAUSE OF MY INATTN. I THINK THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY AN ALT ALERTING DEVICE WITH AUDIO AND VISUAL ALERTS.
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.