A C560 crew during flight evaluation, may have violated the positive control area.

Attributes
ACN	499730
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 17800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10600 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	499730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Evaluating the unusual attitude recovery and situational (altitude) awareness of a new cockpit pfd display system. At approximately 15000 ft, we zoomed up to approximately +40 degree pitch attitude, rolled to the right horizon, let the nose fall to approximately -25 degrees pitch attitude. Just after the apogee of the maneuver, I noticed the altimeter indicating 17800 ft. We could have momentarily violated positive control area. Other crew members didn't indicate that and if barometric correction considered we were probably only at 17400 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560 CREW DURING FLT EVALUATION, MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE PCA.

Narrative: EVALUATING THE UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY AND SITUATIONAL (ALT) AWARENESS OF A NEW COCKPIT PFD DISPLAY SYS. AT APPROX 15000 FT, WE ZOOMED UP TO APPROX +40 DEG PITCH ATTITUDE, ROLLED TO THE R HORIZON, LET THE NOSE FALL TO APPROX -25 DEGS PITCH ATTITUDE. JUST AFTER THE APOGEE OF THE MANEUVER, I NOTICED THE ALTIMETER INDICATING 17800 FT. WE COULD HAVE MOMENTARILY VIOLATED PCA. OTHER CREW MEMBERS DIDN'T INDICATE THAT AND IF BAROMETRIC CORRECTION CONSIDERED WE WERE PROBABLY ONLY AT 17400 FT.

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.