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A charter pilot, experiencing turbulence on departure, climbs above his assigned altitude while executing a turn to the heading given by departure controller at okc, ok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : okc.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout other |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 463520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Heading change issued just prior to leveloff. During leveloff climb was not fully arrested while making heading change. This caused a late leveling-off 400 ft high. Correction was initiated seconds before ATC prompt with new altimeter and altitude query.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CHARTER PLT, EXPERIENCING TURB ON DEP, CLBS ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE EXECUTING A TURN TO THE HEADING GIVEN BY DEP CTLR AT OKC, OK.
Narrative: HEADING CHANGE ISSUED JUST PRIOR TO LEVELOFF. DURING LEVELOFF CLB WAS NOT FULLY ARRESTED WHILE MAKING HEADING CHANGE. THIS CAUSED A LATE LEVELING-OFF 400 FT HIGH. CORRECTION WAS INITIATED SECONDS BEFORE ATC PROMPT WITH NEW ALTIMETER AND ALT QUERY.
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.