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Altitude excursion when an MU2 PIC fails to catch the autoplt disconnect in time on frequency with ZTL, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | MU-2 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 511380 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Loss of altitude due to inadvertent autoplt release. Solution: hand fly aircraft
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT EXCURSION WHEN AN MU2 PIC FAILS TO CATCH THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECT IN TIME ON FREQ WITH ZTL, GA.
Narrative: LOSS OF ALT DUE TO INADVERTENT AUTOPLT RELEASE. SOLUTION: HAND FLY ACFT
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.