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Captain of a C550 overshot assigned altitude during SID departure and noticed error and was returning when the departure controller reiterated altitude assignment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434362 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gso.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gso.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : triad two dep |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 320 |
| ASRS Report | 434362 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4010 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 434360 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While climbing on the departure procedure from gso, was cleared to 12000 ft. Captain was hand flying with autoplt off and flight director on. Overshot target altitude by 350 ft and immediately pushed over to 12000 ft with no conflicts. Departure controller said to 'maintain 12000 ft' and handed us off to the next sector. At the time of the incident, the climb checklist was being completed by the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A C550 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING SID DEP AND NOTICED ERROR AND WAS RETURNING WHEN THE DEP CTLR REITERATED ALT ASSIGNMENT.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING ON THE DEP PROC FROM GSO, WAS CLRED TO 12000 FT. CAPT WAS HAND FLYING WITH AUTOPLT OFF AND FLT DIRECTOR ON. OVERSHOT TARGET ALT BY 350 FT AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED OVER TO 12000 FT WITH NO CONFLICTS. DEP CTLR SAID TO 'MAINTAIN 12000 FT' AND HANDED US OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CLB CHKLIST WAS BEING COMPLETED BY THE CREW.
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.