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Airbus A319 captain overshot leveloff altitude due to distraction of manually flying the aircraft at a high rate of climb requested by ARTCC controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure sid : jct1 enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 46 |
| ASRS Report | 501560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 502068 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
Climbing to FL310, I overshot the altitude by 400 ft. I was hand flying and am still getting used to the flight path stable characteristic of the A320/319. After correcting and doublechking the FMA, I realized that the autoplt was not on. Normally, I turn on the autoplt in the low 20's but ATC asked for a maximum climb to FL310, which helped to add to my paying more attention to my climb rather than to verify if the autoplt was engaged. In my mind, I thought the autoplt was on. Another reason to doublechk the flight mode annunciators.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRBUS A319 CAPT OVERSHOT LEVELOFF ALT DUE TO DISTR OF MANUALLY FLYING THE ACFT AT A HIGH RATE OF CLB REQUESTED BY ARTCC CTLR.
Narrative: CLBING TO FL310, I OVERSHOT THE ALT BY 400 FT. I WAS HAND FLYING AND AM STILL GETTING USED TO THE FLT PATH STABLE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE A320/319. AFTER CORRECTING AND DOUBLECHKING THE FMA, I REALIZED THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT ON. NORMALLY, I TURN ON THE AUTOPLT IN THE LOW 20'S BUT ATC ASKED FOR A MAX CLB TO FL310, WHICH HELPED TO ADD TO MY PAYING MORE ATTN TO MY CLB RATHER THAN TO VERIFY IF THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. IN MY MIND, I THOUGHT THE AUTOPLT WAS ON. ANOTHER REASON TO DOUBLECHK THE FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATORS.
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.