<< >> NASA ASRS Report 508770, April 2001

Altitude overshot during descent by PIC of a BE1900 while the first officer was distraction with the ADF noise near abq, NM.

Attributes
ACN	508770
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : student pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300
ASRS Report	508770
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Holloman approach asked us to descend, maintain 12000 ft on descent into alamagordo, NM. The captain descended to 11300 ft before he realized that he was supposed to be at 12000 ft. First officer was occupied with ADF noise and was trying to correct that situation so did not hear altitude alert. Captain was distraction by all of the louder activity going on in vicinity of airport. Captain corrected for altitude. Approach made no mention of it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT DURING DSCNT BY PIC OF A BE1900 WHILE THE FO WAS DISTR WITH THE ADF NOISE NEAR ABQ, NM.

Narrative: HOLLOMAN APCH ASKED US TO DSND, MAINTAIN 12000 FT ON DSCNT INTO ALAMAGORDO, NM. THE CAPT DSNDED TO 11300 FT BEFORE HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT 12000 FT. FO WAS OCCUPIED WITH ADF NOISE AND WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THAT SIT SO DID NOT HEAR ALT ALERT. CAPT WAS DISTR BY ALL OF THE LOUDER ACTIVITY GOING ON IN VICINITY OF ARPT. CAPT CORRECTED FOR ALT. APCH MADE NO MENTION OF IT.

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.