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B727 air carrier pilot landing lga is cleared to descend to 7000 ft but overshoots to 6500 ft before correcting back to 7000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : minks |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 443370 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 442839 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain was flying and I was on radios. We were cleared to 7000 ft MSL by arrival controller. 7000 ft was set in altitude warning window. (At this point on the arrival we would normally have been cleared down to 6000 ft or less). Captain started descent and I called out the 8000 ft for 7000 ft call. The captain was maneuvering from one radial to another, in a left turn, at about this time. The next thing I knew, all 3 of us simultaneously noticed we were at 6500 ft MSL. The captain added power and smoothly climbed to 7000 ft. Shortly thereafter the controller cleared us down to 6000 ft MSL. No mention of our deviation was made by the controller. Supplemental information from acn 442830: I was getting our gate assignment with the captain descending to 7000 ft at 500 FPM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACR PLT LNDG LGA IS CLRED TO DSND TO 7000 FT BUT OVERSHOOTS TO 6500 FT BEFORE CORRECTING BACK TO 7000 FT.
Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING AND I WAS ON RADIOS. WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT MSL BY ARR CTLR. 7000 FT WAS SET IN ALT WARNING WINDOW. (AT THIS POINT ON THE ARR WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN CLRED DOWN TO 6000 FT OR LESS). CAPT STARTED DSCNT AND I CALLED OUT THE 8000 FT FOR 7000 FT CALL. THE CAPT WAS MANEUVERING FROM ONE RADIAL TO ANOTHER, IN A L TURN, AT ABOUT THIS TIME. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, ALL 3 OF US SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED WE WERE AT 6500 FT MSL. THE CAPT ADDED PWR AND SMOOTHLY CLBED TO 7000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CTLR CLRED US DOWN TO 6000 FT MSL. NO MENTION OF OUR DEV WAS MADE BY THE CTLR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 442830: I WAS GETTING OUR GATE ASSIGNMENT WITH THE CAPT DSNDING TO 7000 FT AT 500 FPM.
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.