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Military pilot of a mcdonnell douglas F18 overshot altitude during climb due to looking for the next navigational charts. He corrected back at once to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport navaid : bwz.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hornet (F-18) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 432621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
On climb out, on vectors to FL230. Passing FL210, began looking for next chart for route to nbc. Began looking for outside traffic and radar presentation. Became occupied with outside traffic and chart location. Climbed through FL230 by 300 ft. Stopped climb and descended back to FL230. With all the sensors and information new fighters provide, more software needs to be directed to assist pilots in route structure. Altitude warning system would have helped in leveloff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL PLT OF A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F18 OVERSHOT ALT DURING CLB DUE TO LOOKING FOR THE NEXT NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS. HE CORRECTED BACK AT ONCE TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT, ON VECTORS TO FL230. PASSING FL210, BEGAN LOOKING FOR NEXT CHART FOR RTE TO NBC. BEGAN LOOKING FOR OUTSIDE TFC AND RADAR PRESENTATION. BECAME OCCUPIED WITH OUTSIDE TFC AND CHART LOCATION. CLBED THROUGH FL230 BY 300 FT. STOPPED CLB AND DSNDED BACK TO FL230. WITH ALL THE SENSORS AND INFO NEW FIGHTERS PROVIDE, MORE SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED TO ASSIST PLTS IN RTE STRUCTURE. ALT WARNING SYS WOULD HAVE HELPED IN LEVELOFF.
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.