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A C441 pilot is distraction by the passenger and allows his rate of descent to slide back to only 50 FPM in descent procedure from 17000 ft to 16000 ft near har, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : har.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 468960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : owner |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Controller asked me to descend to 16000 ft from 17000 ft. Autoplt flying plane. Passenger distraction me. Plane's initial descent rate was set for 500 FPM down. Due to light/moderate chop, autoplt reduced descent to approximately 50 FPM. Did not realize until controller asked me my altitude. At that time continued descent at better than 500 FPM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C441 PLT IS DISTR BY THE PAX AND ALLOWS HIS RATE OF DSCNT TO SLIDE BACK TO ONLY 50 FPM IN DSCNT PROC FROM 17000 FT TO 16000 FT NEAR HAR, PA.
Narrative: CTLR ASKED ME TO DSND TO 16000 FT FROM 17000 FT. AUTOPLT FLYING PLANE. PAX DISTR ME. PLANE'S INITIAL DSCNT RATE WAS SET FOR 500 FPM DOWN. DUE TO LIGHT/MODERATE CHOP, AUTOPLT REDUCED DSCNT TO APPROX 50 FPM. DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL CTLR ASKED ME MY ALT. AT THAT TIME CONTINUED DSCNT AT BETTER THAN 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.