An SA227 flight crew on a training mission overshoots their published missed approach altitude near ...

Attributes
ACN	450840
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	450840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This flight was flown as a training flight for captain preparing for an SA227 type ride (rating). While on an IFR flight plan in VMC, the VOR/GPS runway 5 (pullman, wa) approach was flown as published (single pilot). Radar was terminated by ZSE as the flight was cleared for the approach. The captain in training was behind the aircraft and failed to reset the altitude alerter to the missed approach altitude of 4000 ft (it was still set to the last assigned altitude of 5000 ft). While flying the published missed approach, the captain in training flew through the published altitude of 4000 ft and I was guilty of having my head down (switching radio frequency) and did not catch the excursion until we were at 4800 ft. I immediately reduced power and pitched down to return to 4000 ft. Simple to avoid this problem -- maintain a more appropriate scan and point the missed altitude alerter prior to the missed approach, not after!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SA227 FLC ON A TRAINING MISSION OVERSHOOTS THEIR PUBLISHED MISSED APCH ALT NEAR PVW, WA.

Narrative: THIS FLT WAS FLOWN AS A TRAINING FLT FOR CAPT PREPARING FOR AN SA227 TYPE RIDE (RATING). WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN VMC, THE VOR/GPS RWY 5 (PULLMAN, WA) APCH WAS FLOWN AS PUBLISHED (SINGLE PLT). RADAR WAS TERMINATED BY ZSE AS THE FLT WAS CLRED FOR THE APCH. THE CAPT IN TRAINING WAS BEHIND THE ACFT AND FAILED TO RESET THE ALT ALERTER TO THE MISSED APCH ALT OF 4000 FT (IT WAS STILL SET TO THE LAST ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT). WHILE FLYING THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH, THE CAPT IN TRAINING FLEW THROUGH THE PUBLISHED ALT OF 4000 FT AND I WAS GUILTY OF HAVING MY HEAD DOWN (SWITCHING RADIO FREQ) AND DID NOT CATCH THE EXCURSION UNTIL WE WERE AT 4800 FT. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED PWR AND PITCHED DOWN TO RETURN TO 4000 FT. SIMPLE TO AVOID THIS PROB -- MAINTAIN A MORE APPROPRIATE SCAN AND POINT THE MISSED ALT ALERTER PRIOR TO THE MISSED APCH, NOT AFTER!

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.

An SA227 flight crew on a training mission overshoots their published missed approach altitude near pvw, wa.