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Excursion from assigned altitude by crew of an air carrier light transport due to turbulence caused by mountain wave condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 502910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : csn.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1350 |
| ASRS Report | 502910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Possibly deviated from assigned altitude. Reasons for deviation: long duty day, possible mountain wave caused by strong winds aloft after frontal passage. Distraction by other cockpit duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXCURSION FROM ASSIGNED ALT BY CREW OF AN ACR LTT DUE TO TURB CAUSED BY MOUNTAIN WAVE CONDITION.
Narrative: POSSIBLY DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALT. REASONS FOR DEV: LONG DUTY DAY, POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN WAVE CAUSED BY STRONG WINDS ALOFT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. DISTR BY OTHER COCKPIT DUTIES.
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.