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Pilot of a piper PA44 overshot assigned altitude during descent and was correcting back when asked altitude by approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : roa.bcstn |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roa.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 4190 flight time type : 373 |
| ASRS Report | 490210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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 altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descending out of 11000 ft to 5000 ft while preparing for arrival at lynchburg, va (lyh). Under control of roanoke approach (roa). Attention distracted by traffic and communications. Descended to 4500 ft before recovery begun. ATC questioned altitude during recovery. No known traffic conflict. Clear dark night. Inattention by PIC (solo). First time in over 2400 hours of IFR flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA44 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING DSCNT AND WAS CORRECTING BACK WHEN ASKED ALT BY APCH CTLR.
Narrative: DSNDING OUT OF 11000 FT TO 5000 FT WHILE PREPARING FOR ARR AT LYNCHBURG, VA (LYH). UNDER CTL OF ROANOKE APCH (ROA). ATTN DISTRACTED BY TFC AND COMS. DSNDED TO 4500 FT BEFORE RECOVERY BEGUN. ATC QUESTIONED ALT DURING RECOVERY. NO KNOWN TFC CONFLICT. CLR DARK NIGHT. INATTENTION BY PIC (SOLO). FIRST TIME IN OVER 2400 HRS OF IFR FLYING.
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.