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Altitude overshoot during approach to cle, oh, in IMC conditions with inexperience first officer flying.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8700 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 491320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This deviation occurred while descending to 9000 ft on the initial descent phase of an approach to runway 23L at cle. Conditions during the final part of this descent were (in and out of clouds and light/moderate chop) partial IFR. Toward the final part of this descent (leveloff) which the first officer was flying my attention was diverted on a readback of a clearance from approach and a frequency change. I as captain did not monitor leveloff phase of a relatively new first officer in a B737-200. When I looked up I saw the altitude approaching 8700 ft. We both stopped the descent and climbed to 9000 ft assigned altitude. There was no mention of this deviation by approach control. Lesson: stay attentive at all times. Fly fist at all times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT OVERSHOOT DURING APCH TO CLE, OH, IN IMC CONDITIONS WITH INEXPERIENCE FO FLYING.
Narrative: THIS DEV OCCURRED WHILE DSNDING TO 9000 FT ON THE INITIAL DSCNT PHASE OF AN APCH TO RWY 23L AT CLE. CONDITIONS DURING THE FINAL PART OF THIS DSCNT WERE (IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AND LIGHT/MODERATE CHOP) PARTIAL IFR. TOWARD THE FINAL PART OF THIS DSCNT (LEVELOFF) WHICH THE FO WAS FLYING MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED ON A READBACK OF A CLRNC FROM APCH AND A FREQ CHANGE. I AS CAPT DID NOT MONITOR LEVELOFF PHASE OF A RELATIVELY NEW FO IN A B737-200. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW THE ALT APCHING 8700 FT. WE BOTH STOPPED THE DSCNT AND CLBED TO 9000 FT ASSIGNED ALT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS DEV BY APCH CTL. LESSON: STAY ATTENTIVE AT ALL TIMES. FLY FIST AT ALL TIMES.
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.